Seminars in Colon & Rectal Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 4 , Pages 210-219 , December 2007

Results of the Laparoscopic Colon Cancer Randomized Trials: An Evidence-Based Review

  • Guillaume Martel, MD, CM

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery Unit, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
    • ,
  • Robin P. Boushey, MD, PhD, FRCSC

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery Unit, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
    • ,
  • Peter W. Marcello, MD, FACS, FASCRS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, Massachusetts.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Dr. Peter W. Marcello, Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Lahey Clinic, 41 Mall Road, Burlington, MA 01805.

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doi: 10.1053/j.scrs.2007.10.003

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Volume 18, Issue 4 , Pages 210-219 , December 2007

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