Laparoscopic colectomy. Prospects and problems.
This article provides a fundamental review of laparoscopic colectomies. An overview of the physiology of laparascopic procedures is given as an introduction to the rationale of laparoscopic colectomies. A review of the current published literature including indications and an overview of laparoscopic bowel procedures for malignant diseases are presented.
Holzman
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MD
Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-5732, USA.
Eubanks
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D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy