Needlescopic versus conventional laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer ~a comparative study~

Objectives: This study set out to determine whether Needlescopic surgery (NS) produces comparable surgical outcomes for patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) compared to conventional multi-port laparoscopic surgery (MPS). Methods: We used the five-port method with a 3.5 cm umbilical incision for ext...

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Main Authors: Masashi Tsuruta, Hirotoshi Hasegawa, Koji Okabayashi, Kohei Shigeta, Takashi Ishida, Masashi Yahagi, Yoshiyuki Ishii, Yuko Kitagawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Society of Coloproctology 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jarc/1/2/1_2016-007/_pdf/-char/en