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Colon Cancer: Advantages of the Laparoscopic Approach and the Principles of Enhanced Recovery

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The aim of this chapter is to review the spectrum of common laparoscopic colorectal complications, to review the best data available concerning safety issues, and to interrogate available analyses which compare open or “conventional” colorectal surgery and take an overview of all these issues.

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Gallagher, H.J., Noblett, S.E. (2012). Colon Cancer: Advantages of the Laparoscopic Approach and the Principles of Enhanced Recovery. In: Brown, S., Hartley, J., Hill, J., Scott, N., Williams, J. (eds) Contemporary Coloproctology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-889-8_12

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