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

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2003

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Bokey, E
Chapuis, P
Dent, Owen
Mander, B
Bissett, I P
Newland, R

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Williams & Wilkins

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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.

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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

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

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ANU Research Publications

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Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

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Journal article

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10.1007/s10350-004-6673-3

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