Surgery
Volume 145, Issue 4 , Page 452 , April 2009

Benefit of laparoscopy for rectal resection in patients operated simultaneously for synchronous liver metastases: Preliminary experience

  • Gian Luigi Adani, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital of Udine, P.Le S.M. della Misericordia, 33100 Udine, Italy
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  • Giuseppe Aprile, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital of Udine, P.Le S.M. della Misericordia, 33100 Udine, Italy
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  • Umberto Baccarani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital of Udine, P.Le S.M. della Misericordia, 33100 Udine, Italy
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  • Andrea Risaliti, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery and Transplantation, Hospital of Udine, P.Le S.M. della Misericordia, 33100 Udine, Italy
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  • Dino De Anna, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital of Udine, P.Le S.M. della Misericordia, 33100 Udine, Italy
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  • Dario Lorenzin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital of Udine, P.Le S.M. della Misericordia, 33100 Udine, Italy
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  • Fabrizio Bresadola, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital of Udine, P.Le S.M. della Misericordia, 33100 Udine, Italy
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  • Vittorio Bresadola, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital of Udine, P.Le S.M. della Misericordia, 33100 Udine, Italy

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doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2008.10.013

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