Long-term oncologic outcome and risk factors after conversion in laparoscopic surgery for colon cancer.
Sung Chul LeeChang Hyun KimWoo Yong LeeSeong Hyeon YunHee Cheol KimYong Beom ChoYoon Ah ParkJung Kyong ShinPublished in: International journal of colorectal disease (2019)
Conversion to open surgery may affect patient survival and recurrence after laparoscopic-assisted surgery for colon cancer. Our data suggest that conversion is associated with poor outcomes, but we should not hesitate to convert it to patients who have difficulty in laparoscopic surgery.
Keyphrases
- laparoscopic surgery
- minimally invasive
- risk factors
- robot assisted
- end stage renal disease
- coronary artery bypass
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- prostate cancer
- surgical site infection
- case report
- coronary artery disease
- patient reported outcomes
- adipose tissue
- metabolic syndrome
- skeletal muscle
- machine learning