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Laparoscopic Versus Open Colorectal Surgery

Marco Braga, Andrea Vignali, Luca Gianotti, Walter Zuliani, Giovanni Radaelli, Paola Gruarin, Paolo Dellabona, Valerio Di Carlo

Annals of Surgery · 2002 · 430 citations · 37 references

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Abstract

The primary endpoint was to compare the impact of laparoscopic and open colorectal surgery on 30-day postoperative morbidity. Lymphocyte proliferation to mitogens and gut oxygen tension were surrogate endpoints.

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Luca Gianotti, Marco Braga, Luca Nespoli et al. · Gastroenterology · 2002 · 504 citations · Full text

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Postoperative enteral versus parenteral nutrition in malnourished patients with gastrointestinal cancer: a randomised multicentre trial

Federico Bozzetti, Marco Braga, Luca Gianotti et al. · The Lancet · 2001 · 501 citations

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Prospective comparison of open vs. laparoscopic colon surgery for carcinoma

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Prospective, randomized trial comparing laparoscopic vs. conventional surgery for refractory ileocolic crohn's disease

Jeffrey W. Milson, Katherine A. Hammerhofer, Bartholomäus Böhm et al. · Diseases of the Colon & Rectum · 2001 · 395 citations

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