title: Comment on Vignali et al.: laparoscopic treatment of advanced colonic cancer: a case-matched control with open surgery.
authors.affiliation: Medicine-Gastroenterology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA; Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. tmalik@uab.edu.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Colantonio
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: McGwin
mesh_terms: D003082:Colectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male