摘要:

AbstractLaparoscopic techniques are now being applied to increasing numbers of general surgical procedures. Technical feasibility, margins, number of lymph nodes, and recurrence rates need to be assessed with the application of this new technique to colon or rectal malignancies.Technically, the right colon, sigmoid, and proximal rectum appear to be the most amenable to laparoscopic assisted or complete laparoscopic resection. Early results from a registry of laparoscopic assisted colectomies shows that there is no significant difference in the number of lymph nodes in the lymphovascular bundle compared to conventional colon resections. Early retrospective reports indicate that there may be a significant decrease in post op length of stay.We conclude that the technique of laparoscopic assisted colectomy for colon or rectal cancer needs to follow the same oncologic principles as that of conventional surgery, and ultimately a trial will be needed to compare conventional and laparoscopic cancer resections of the large bowel.

ISSN:8756-0437    

DOI:10.1002/ssu.2980090112

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Inc.    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

AbstractQuality of life (QOL) assessment is a research tool which is incorporated into clinical trials to provide information about the ways in which the treatment affects the individuals sense of well‐being and his physical, psychologic, and social functions. In the appropriate setting QOL assessment offers additional endpoints, beyond the traditional response rates and survival durations, to evaluate cancer treatments in ways which can be particularly meaningful to patients. Selected aspects of QOL methodology and the application of QOL assessment to the evaluation of combined‐modality therapies for gastrointestinal cancers are discus

ISSN:8756-0437    

DOI:10.1002/ssu.2980090113

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Inc.    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:8756-0437    

DOI:10.1002/ssu.2980090101

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Inc.    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY