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Laparoscopic versus open colectomy for patients with American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) classifications 3 and 4: the minimally invasive approach is associated with significantly quicker recovery and reduced costs

André da Luz Moreira, Ravi P. Kiran, Hasan T. Kirat, Feza H. Remzi, Daniel Geisler, James M. Church, Thomas E. Garofalo, Victor W. Fazio

Surgical Endoscopy · 2009 · 54 citations · 34 references

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A Comparison of Laparoscopically Assisted and Open Colectomy for Colon Cancer

New England Journal of Medicine · 2004 · 3.4K citations · Full text

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Short-term endpoints of conventional versus laparoscopic-assisted surgery in patients with colorectal cancer (MRC CLASICC trial): multicentre, randomised controlled trial

P J Guillou, Philip Quirke, H. Thorpe et al. · The Lancet · 2005 · 3.1K citations

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Laparoscopy-assisted colectomy versus open colectomy for treatment of non-metastatic colon cancer: a randomised trial

Antonio M. Lacy, Juan Carlos García‐Valdecasas, Salvadora Delgado et al. · The Lancet · 2002 · 2.5K citations

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Laparoscopic surgery versus open surgery for colon cancer: short-term outcomes of a randomised trial

The Lancet Oncology · 2005 · 2.3K citations

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The Clinical Outcome of Surgical Therapy Study Group. A comparison of laparoscopically assisted and open colectomy for colon Cancer. N Engl J Med 2004;350:2050-2059

B. Dousset, Ph. de Mestier, C. Vons · Journal de Chirurgie · 2004 · 962 citations

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