Laparoscopic-assisted colectomy in a patient with colon cancer after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

Laparoscopic-assisted colectomy in a patient with colon cancer after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A number of patients undergo percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) under various conditions. Open colectomy is usually performed for colon cancer in patients with PEG because the safety of the laparoscopic approach for such patie...

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Main Authors: Kobayashi Hirotoshi, Higuchi Tetsuro, Uetake Hiroyuki, Iida Satoru, Ishikawa Toshiaki, Sugihara Kenichi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
Colon cancer
Laparoscopic colectomy
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
Online Access:http://www.wjso.com/content/10/1/116

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