Influence of pneumoperitoneum on tumor implantation in parietal incision: a comparative study of trocar incision and laparotomy in rats

Videolaparoscopic surgery has enabled great progress in surgical procedures. However, the literature shows great controversy concerning its indication in oncological surgery for possibly increasing the implantation of metastases. This experimental study was carried out to help solve this controversy...

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Main Authors: Odorino Hideyoshi Kagohara, Sileny Lopes da Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2012-09-01
Series:Journal of Coloproctology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-93632012000300003