Erschienen in:
01.05.2010
Impact of the Standardized Medial-to-Lateral Approach on Outcome of Laparoscopic Colorectal Resection. Is it a Fair Comparison?
verfasst von:
Weida Day, Patrick Ying Yu Lau
Erschienen in:
World Journal of Surgery
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Ausgabe 5/2010
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Excerpt
I read with great interest the article by Poon et al. [
1] in which the medial-to-lateral approach of laparoscopic colectomy is superior to lateral-to-medial approach in terms of blood loss, bowel function, hospital stay, and number of lymph nodes. The article mentioned that the comparison was made between two groups at different periods: (1) lateral-to-medial approach group (2002–2003); and (2) medial-to-lateral approach group (2005–2007). …