Systemic and Peritoneal Angiogenic Response After Laparoscopic or Conventional Colon Resection in Cancer Patients: A Prospective, Randomized Trial

Abstract

Wound healing is associated with a strong local increase in pro-angiogenic factors and a decrease in antiangiogenic factors. The investigation of locally produced factors offered greater insight into the process of angiogenesis during wound healing than could be acquired from the circulation.