Abstract:Although more than 20 years have elapsed since the performance of the first laparoscopic colectomy, the scientific community is still divided between the overoptimistic enthusiasm of surgeons who would apply this procedure to all colon cancers and those who would favor a more prudent and selective approach.In the last years the issue was further complicated by the results of a randomized clinical trial which repeatedly claimed better oncologic results in patients undergoing laparoscopic colectomy as compared w… Show more
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