Although in the past decade there have been numerous reports on laparoscopic colorectal surgery for cancer, the majority of these are retrospective. The few published prospective randomized trials ...

June 28, 2007 — Laparoscopic colectomy has evolved as a technical option in the treatment of both benign and malignant colonic diseases. Although it is still not widely used and accounts for only a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients with mid- or low rectal cancer, laparoscopic surgery did not increase short-term oncological risks ...

This editorial will serve as both a technical review for Jayne et al's article published in this issue on the long-term results of the United Kingdom Medical Research Council (UK MRC) Conventional ...

Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) of colorectal cancer has become more popular in the past two decades. Laparoscopic colectomy has been accepted as an alternative standard approach in colon cancer, ...

The National Bowel Cancer Audit Project collects data that enable clinicians to examine the management of patients with colorectal cancer in their hospitals in comparison with others. This national ...

HOUSTON -- Liposomal bupivacaine (EXPAREL), a single-dose, non-opioid, was linked to improved patient outcomes in those undergoing laparoscopic colorectal surgery, according to research reported here.

1. What is the purpose of colorectal surgery? The purpose of colorectal surgery is to treat a range of conditions that affect the colon, rectum and anus such as colon cancer, rectal cancer, ...