Port site metastases after laparoscopic colorectal surgery for cure of malignancy.
Laparoscopic surgery is excellent for treating benign disease of the colon and rectum, and for palliative operations for malignancy. Its application for cure of colorectal malignancy, however, must be approached with caution. Port site recurrence of tumour is a particular, and increasingly recognized, drawback. This review discusses the evidence to date to support prospective randomized trials of laparoscopic colectomy for cure of carcinoma.
Wexner
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Cleveland Clinic Florida, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Fort Lauderdale 33309-1743, USA.
Cohen
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000592:standards; D008875:Middle Aged; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012008:Recurrence