title: Laparoscopic colorectal surgery.
abstract: Laparoscopic surgery has been readily adapted to the management of patients with colorectal disease without any large-scale randomized clinical studies to support its use, particularly in patients with colorectal cancer. This overview analyses the currently available data and highlights the areas where caution is merited and optimism encouraged.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Medicine, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Guillou
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Murchan
mesh_terms: D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000191:economics / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000209:etiology; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology