Laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer in an elderly population with high comorbidity: a single centre experience

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[7] Visa J(2013)Laparoscopic versus open surgery for the treatment of colorectal cancer: a literature review and recommendations from the Comité de l’évolution des pratiques en oncologie Can J Surg 56 297-310

[8] Croce E(2005)Laparoscopic surgery versus open surgery for colon cancer: short-term outcomes of a randomised trial Lancet Oncol 6 477-484

[9] Azzola M(2008)Long-term outcome of laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer: a cochrane systematic review of randomised controlled trials Cancer Treat Rev 34 498-504

[10] Russo R(2014)Evolution of laparoscopy in colorectal surgery: an evidence-based review World J Gastroenterol 20 4926-4933

[1] Lacy AM(2002)Laparoscopy-assisted colectomy versus open colectomy for treatment of non-metastatic colon cancer: a randomised trial Lancet 359 2224-2229

[2] Garcia-Valdecasas JC(1997)Laparoscopic colectomy: the absolute need for a standard operative technique JSLS 1 217-224

[3] Delgado S(2012)Short-term outcomes of laparoscopic total mesorectal excision compared to open surgery World J Gastroenterol 48 7308-7313

[4] Castells A(2003)Regression grading of colorectal carcinoma after preoperative radiochemotherapy An inventory Pathologe 24 61-65

[5] Taura P(2009)Effect of the plane of surgery achieved on local recurrence in patients with operable rectal cancer: a prospective study using data from the MRC CR07 and NCIC-CTG CO16 randomised clinical trial Lancet 373 821-828

[6] Pique JM(1987)A new method of classifying prognostic comorbidity in longitudinal studies: development and validation J Chronic Dis 40 373-383

[7] Visa J(2013)Laparoscopic versus open surgery for the treatment of colorectal cancer: a literature review and recommendations from the Comité de l’évolution des pratiques en oncologie Can J Surg 56 297-310

[8] Croce E(2005)Laparoscopic surgery versus open surgery for colon cancer: short-term outcomes of a randomised trial Lancet Oncol 6 477-484

[9] Azzola M(2008)Long-term outcome of laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer: a cochrane systematic review of randomised controlled trials Cancer Treat Rev 34 498-504

[10] Russo R(2014)Evolution of laparoscopy in colorectal surgery: an evidence-based review World J Gastroenterol 20 4926-4933