title: Laparoscopic surgery for cancer: a systematic review and a way forward.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Eliane
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authors.forename: Jonathan R
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authors.lastname: Hiatt
authors.forename: Beat
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authors.lastname: Gloor
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authors.lastname: Reber
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authors.lastname: Hines
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D018849:Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic; D004067:Digestive System Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
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