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Is laparoscopic colectomy inferior to open colectomy for patients with curable colon cancer?

Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology volume 5, pages 196–197 (2008)Cite this article

Fleshman J et al. (2007) Laparoscopic colectomy for cancer is not inferior to open surgery based on 5-year data from the COST Study Group trial. Ann Surg 246: 655–664

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