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Minimally Invasive Surgical Approaches to Colon Cancer
Jean F Salem1, Sriharsha Gummadi1, John H Marks1
1Division of Colorectal Surgery, Lankenau Medical Center, 100 East Lancaster Avenue, Wynnewood, PA 19096, USA.
Abstract:
Colon cancer remains the most common abdominal visceral malignancy affecting both men and women in America. Open colectomy has been the standard of care for colon cancer patients the past 100 years; although highly effective, the major trauma associated with it has a significant morbidity rate and represents a large operation for patients to recover from. Minimally invasive colon surgery was developed as a new and alternative option, and surgeons aim to continue to make it simpler, more reproducible, and easier to teach and learn. We describe herein the current state of minimally invasive colorectal surgery for colon cancer and compare it with open surgery to offer insights to future directions.
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