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SUBMITTER: Nassour I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4999254 | biostudies-other | 2016 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Nassour Ibrahim I Polanco Patricio M PM
Current colorectal cancer reports 20160308 2
Minimally invasive surgery has been cautiously introduced in surgical oncology over the last two decades due to a concern of compromised oncological outcomes. Recently, it has been adopted in liver surgery for colorectal metastases. Colorectal cancer is a major cause of cancer-related death in the USA. In addition, liver metastasis is the most common site of distant disease and its resection improves survival. While open resection was the standard of care, laparoscopic liver surgery has become t ...[more]