title: Can intraoperative technical difficulty predict the long-term outcome in laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer?
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akiyoshi
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ueno
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000453:epidemiology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome