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The rationale behind complete mesocolic excision (CME) and a central vascular ligation for colon can...

The rationale behind complete mesocolic excision (CME) and a central vascular ligation for colon can...

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The rationale behind complete mesocolic excision (CME) and a central vascular ligation for colon cancer in open and laparoscopic surgery: Proceedings of a consensus conference

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The rationale behind complete mesocolic excision (CME) and a central vascular ligation for colon cancer in open and laparoscopic surgery: Proceedings of a consensus conference

Publisher

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Journal title

International journal of colorectal disease, 2014-04, Vol.29 (4), p.419-428

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English

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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Background
It has been evident for a while that the result after resection for colon cancer may not have been optimal. Several years ago, this was showed by some leading surgeons in the USA but a concept of improving results was not consistently pursued. Later, surgeons in Europe and Japan have increasingly adopted the more radical principle of...

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The rationale behind complete mesocolic excision (CME) and a central vascular ligation for colon cancer in open and laparoscopic surgery: Proceedings of a consensus conference

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1510714024

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1510714024

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ISSN

0179-1958

E-ISSN

1432-1262

DOI

10.1007/s00384-013-1818-2

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