title: Favorable outcomes with laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Liakakos
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kopanakis
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schizas
mesh_terms: D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome