Franklin ME Jr, Rosenthal D, Abrego-Medina D, et al. Prospective comparison of open vs. laparoscopic colon surgery for carcinoma. Five-year results. Dis Colon Rectum. 1996;39:S35-S46.

Patients with rectal cancer demonstrated comparable rates of locoregional recurrence, DFS and OS when they underwent laparoscopic or open surgery, according to study results.“Laparoscopic ...

Laparoscopic surgery is a type of “minimally invasive” surgery involving very small incisions (0.5-1cm) ... Laparoscopic surgery is generally just as safe as open surgery, and due to the small nature ...

Perioperative recovery was faster in the laparoscopic-surgery group than in the open-colectomy group, as reflected by a shorter median hospital stay (five days vs. six days, P<0.001) and briefer ...

This editorial will serve as both a technical review for Jayne et al's article published in this issue on the long-term results of the United Kingdom Medical Research Council (UK MRC) Conventional ...

A retrospective population-based study revealed associations between laparoscopic antireflux surgery and fewer postoperative complications, shorter hospital stays and lower health care costs vs ...

"Risk factors for conversion of laparoscopic colorectal surgery to open surgery: Does conversion worsen outcome?" World Journal of Surgery 39(5): 1240-1247. DOI: 10.1007/s00268-015-2958-z.

These studies concluded that the laparoscopic approach was associated with higher procedure costs than open Whipple surgery (35% cost increase; P <0.0001) 73, but total costs were comparable ...

An open surgery requires one larger incision instead of several small incisions. If hernias are on both sides, a second incision will be needed to fix the other hernia. Laparoscopic surgery allows the ...

Commentary on a study comparing laparoscopic with conventional open surgery for the treatment of colon cancer, published December 2012 in the Annals of Surgery. News & Perspective Drugs & Diseases ...