title: Rectal cancer should not be resected laparoscopically: the rationale and the data.
authors.affiliation: Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, State University of New York, HSC T18, Suite 46B, Stony Brook, New York, NY, 11794-8191, USA.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Abbas
authors.affiliation: Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, State University of New York, HSC T18, Suite 46B, Stony Brook, New York, NY, 11794-8191, USA.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Yelika
authors.affiliation: Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, State University of New York, HSC T18, Suite 46B, Stony Brook, New York, NY, 11794-8191, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: You
authors.affiliation: Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, State University of New York, HSC T18, Suite 46B, Stony Brook, New York, NY, 11794-8191, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mathai
authors.affiliation: Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, State University of New York, HSC T18, Suite 46B, Stony Brook, New York, NY, 11794-8191, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Essani
authors.affiliation: First Surgical Clinic, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Krivokapić
authors.affiliation: Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, State University of New York, HSC T18, Suite 46B, Stony Brook, New York, NY, 11794-8191, USA. rcmbergamaschi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bergamaschi
mesh_terms: D000074099:Equivalence Trials as Topic; D006804:Ergonomics; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D000072662:Margins of Excision; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*