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Laparoscopic versus open surgery for rectal cancer (COLOR II): short-term outcomes of a randomised, phase 3 trial

  • Martijn Hgm van der Pas
  • , Eva Haglind
  • , Miguel A Cuesta
  • , Alois Fürst
  • , Antonio M Lacy
  • , Wim Cj Hop
  • , Hendrik Jaap Bonjer
  • , COlorectal cancer Laparoscopic or Open Resection II (COLOR II) Study Group
  • , Per Jess
  • , Orhan Bulut
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Abstract

Laparoscopic surgery as an alternative to open surgery in patients with rectal cancer has not yet been shown to be oncologically safe. The aim in the COlorectal cancer Laparoscopic or Open Resection (COLOR II) trial was to compare laparoscopic and open surgery in patients with rectal cancer.
Original languageEnglish
JournalThe Lancet Oncology (Portuguese Edition)
Volume14
Issue number3
Pages (from-to)210-8
Number of pages9
ISSN1646-8910
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2013

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Europe
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy
  • Lymph Nodes
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Rectal Neoplasms
  • Treatment Outcome

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