Short- and long-term outcomes following laparoscopic palliative resection for patients with incurable, asymptomatic stage IV colorectal cancer: A multicenter study in Japan

Objective: This retrospective multicenter study compared short- and long-term results between Japanese patients with asymptomatic stage IV colorectal cancer who underwent palliative laparoscopic surgery (LS) versus those who underwent conventional open surgery (OS). Methods: Among 968 patients treat...

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Main Authors: Tomonori Akagi, Masafumi Inomata, Suguru Hasegawa, Yousuke Kinjo, Masaaki Ito, Yosuke Fukunaga, Akiyoshi Kanazawa, Hitoshi Idani, Seiichiro Yamamoto, Koki Otsuka, Shungo Endo, Masahiko Watanabe, Japan Society of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Society of Coloproctology 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jarc/1/4/1_2017-012/_pdf/-char/en