Factors associated with conversion from laparoscopic to open colectomy using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database

Long-term Oncologic Outcomes of Laparoscopic Versus Open Surgery for Rectal Cancer

(2013) Simon S. M. Ng et al.   ANNALS OF SURGERY

Population-based study of laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery 2006-2008

(2013) E. F. Taylor et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Laparoscopic versus open surgery for rectal cancer (COLOR II): short-term outcomes of a randomised, phase 3 trial

(2013) Martijn HGM van der Pas et al.   LANCET ONCOLOGY

Outcomes of laparoscopic colorectal surgery: data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample 2009

(2012) Celeste Y. Kang et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Laparoscopic Colon Resection Trends in Utilization and Rate of Conversion to Open Procedure

(2012) Anton Simorov et al.   ANNALS OF SURGERY

Laparoscopic colectomy for transverse colon carcinoma: a surgical challenge but oncologically feasible

(2012) J. M. Fernández-Cebrián et al.   Colorectal Disease

Body Surface Area

(2012) Carlos A. Vaccaro et al.   DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM

A Nationwide Analysis of Laparoscopy in High-Risk Colorectal Surgery Patients

(2012) Celeste Y. Kang et al.   JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY

Effect of Surgical Approach on 30-Day Mortality and Morbidity After Elective Colectomy: a NSQIP Study

(2012) Molly M. Cone et al.   JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY

Elective laparoscopic versus open colectomy for diverticulosis: an analysis of ACS-NSQIP database

(2012) Venkata R. Kakarla et al.   SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES

Laparoscopy for rectal cancer reduces short-term mortality and morbidity: results of a systematic review and meta-analysis

(2012) Alberto Arezzo et al.   SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES

Smoking and Perioperative Outcomes

(2011) Alparslan Turan et al.   ANESTHESIOLOGY

The Attributable Risk of Smoking on Surgical Complications

(2011) Mary T. Hawn et al.   ANNALS OF SURGERY

The Impact of Obesity on Perioperative Outcomes After Laparoscopic Colorectal Resection

(2011) Tomoki Makino et al.   ANNALS OF SURGERY

A National Comparison of Laparoscopic vs. Open Colectomy Using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Project Data

(2011) Anthony J. Senagore et al.   DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM

Trends in Diverticulitis Management in the United States From 2002 to 2007

(2010) Hossein Masoomi   ARCHIVES OF SURGERY

Short-Term Outcomes of Laparoscopic Colectomy for Transverse Colon Cancer

(2010) Takashi Akiyoshi et al.   JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY

Nutritional status, nutrition practices and post-operative complications in patients with gastrointestinal cancer

(2010) A. K. Garth et al.   JOURNAL OF HUMAN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS

Laparoscopic surgery for inflammatory bowel disease: does weight matter?

(2010) Jorge Canedo et al.   SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES

Randomized clinical trial comparing laparoscopic and open surgery in patients with rectal cancer

(2009) J. Lujan et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Short-term outcomes of laparoscopic total mesorectal excision following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy

(2009) P. Denoya et al.   SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES

Impact of Visceral Obesity on Short-term Outcome After Laparoscopic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer

(2009) Nobuhiro Nitori et al.   SURGICAL LAPAROSCOPY ENDOSCOPY & PERCUTANEOUS TECHNIQUES

Effects of a Perioperative Smoking Cessation Intervention on Postoperative Complications

(2008) David Lindström et al.   ANNALS OF SURGERY

Survival after laparoscopic surgery versus open surgery for colon cancer: long-term outcome of a randomised clinical trial

(2008)   LANCET ONCOLOGY

Abdominal wall dimensions and umbilical position vary widely with BMI and should be taken into account when choosing port locations

(2008) S. Ambardar et al.   SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES