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Surgical technique and survival in patients having a curative resection for colon cancer

Date

Authors

Bokey, E

Chapuis, P

Dent, Owen

Mander, B

Bissett, I P

Newland, R

Publisher

Williams & Wilkins

Abstract

PURPOSE: This study was performed to determine whether the adoption of a standardized technique for resection of colon cancer, based on mobilization along anatomic planes, resulted in improved survival after adjustment for other known prognostic factors.

Keywords

Keywords: adult; aged; article; cancer surgery; cancer survival; colon cancer; female; human; Kaplan Meier method; major clinical study; male; prognosis; rectum cancer; risk factor; surgical technique; treatment outcome; Aged; Colectomy; Colonic Neoplasms; Dissecti Anatomic mobilization; Colon cancer; Surgical technique; Survival

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/77242

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1007/s10350-004-6673-3

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