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Open AccessLaparoscopic gastrectomy for stage II and III advanced gastric cancer: long‑term follow‑up data from a Western multicenter retrospective study
There has been an increasing interest for the laparoscopic treatment of early gastric cancer, especially among Eastern surgeons. However, the oncological effectiveness of Laparoscopic Gastrectomy (LG) for Adva...
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Management and 1-year outcomes of anastomotic leakage after elective colorectal surgery
To analyze different types of management and one-year outcomes of anastomotic leakage (AL) after elective colorectal resection.
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Is robotic right colectomy economically sustainable? a multicentre retrospective comparative study and cost analysis
Following the Food and Drug Administration approval, robot-assisted colorectal surgery has gained more acceptance among surgeons. One of the open issues about robotic surgery is the economic sustainability. Th...
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Laparoscopic resection with complete mesocolic excision for splenic flexure cancer: long-term follow-up data from a multicenter retrospective study
Splenic flexure cancer (SFC), identified as tumors raised in the distal transverse colon and proximal descending colon, accounts for 2 to 5% of all surgically treated colorectal cancers. Despite the fact that ...
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Oncologic outcomes following laparoscopic colon cancer resection for T4 lesions: a case–control analysis of 7-years’ experience
According to many Societies’ guidelines, patients presenting with clinical T4 colorectal cancer should conventionally be approached by a laparotomy. Results of emerging series are questioning this attitude.
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Prevention of internal hernias and pelvic adhesions following laparoscopic left-sided colorectal resection: the role of fibrin sealant
Laparoscopy has increasingly become the standard of care for patients who undergo colorectal surgery for both benign and malignant diseases. This growing experience has also resulted in more reports of postope...
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Relaparoscopy for management of postoperative complications following colorectal surgery: ten years experience in a single center
Laparoscopy has increasingly become the standard of care for patients who undergo colorectal surgery for both benign and malignant disease. On the basis of this growing experience, there is now an expanded rol...
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Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy: experience of 22 cases
Laparoscopic pancreatic surgery has gradually expanded its applications to include pancreaticoduodenectomy. However, the benefits of the laparoscopic approach are still debated. This article aims to present da...
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Laparoscopic splenectomy: experience of a single center in a series of 300 cases
Laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) has gradually become the technique of choice for surgical removal of the spleen. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of LS in a large cohort of patients from a sing...