title: Surgery: green light given for laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Boulevard, Weston, FL 33331, USA.
authors.forename: Steven D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Wexner
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome