Laparoscopic right-sided colon resection for colon cancer—has the control group so far been chosen correctly?

Abstract Background The treatment strategies for colorectal cancer located in the right side of the colon have changed dramatically during the last decade. Due to the introduction of complete mesocolic excision (CME) with central ligation of the vessels and systematic lymph node dissection, the long...

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Main Authors: Jörg O. W. Pelz, Johanna Wagner, Sven Lichthardt, Johannes Baur, Caroline Kastner, Niels Matthes, Christoph-Thomas Germer, Armin Wiegering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-018-1417-3