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What is the definition of “conversion” in laparoscopic colorectal surgery?

Sherief Shawki, Badma Bashankaev, Paula Denoya, Christina Seo, Eric G. Weiss, Steven D. Wexner

Surgical Endoscopy · 2009 · 54 citations · 29 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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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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Prospective comparison of open vs. laparoscopic colon surgery for carcinoma

Morris E. Franklin, Daniel Rosenthal, Daniel Abrego-Medina et al. · Diseases of the Colon & Rectum · 1996 · 449 citations

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Conversion rates in laparoscopic colorectal surgery: a predictive model with, 1253 patients

Paris Tekkis, Anthony J. Senagore, Conor P. Delaney · Surgical Endoscopy · 2004 · 206 citations

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