Laparoscopic resection of colon cancer: consensus of the European Association of Endoscopic Surgery (EAES)

R Veldkamp, M Gholghesaei, HJ Bonjer… - Surgical Endoscopy and …, 2004 - Springer
Abstract Background The European Association of Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) initiated a
consensus development conference on the laparoscopic resection of colon cancer during …

Short-term endpoints of conventional versus laparoscopic-assisted surgery in patients with colorectal cancer (MRC CLASICC trial): multicentre, randomised controlled …

PJ Guillou, P Quirke, H Thorpe, J Walker, DG Jayne… - The lancet, 2005 - thelancet.com
Background Laparoscopic-assisted surgery for colorectal cancer has been widely adopted
without data from large-scale randomised trials to support its use. We compared short-term …

Randomized trial of laparoscopic-assisted resection of colorectal carcinoma: 3-year results of the UK MRC CLASICC Trial Group

DG Jayne, PJ Guillou, H Thorpe, P Quirke… - Journal of Clinical …, 2007 - ascopubs.org
Purpose The aim of the current study is to report the long-term outcomes after laparoscopic-
assisted surgery compared with conventional open surgery within the context of the UK …

Five-year follow-up of the Medical Research Council CLASICC trial of laparoscopically assisted versus open surgery for colorectal cancer

DG Jayne, HC Thorpe, J Copeland… - Journal of British …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Introduction The UK Medical Research Council CLASICC trial assessed the safety
and efficacy of laparoscopically assisted surgery in comparison with open surgery for …

Compared with parenteral nutrition, enteral feeding attenuates the acute phase response and improves disease severity in acute pancreatitis

ACJ Windsor, S Kanwar, AGK Li, E Barnes, JA Guthrie… - Gut, 1998 - gut.bmj.com
Background—In patients with major trauma and burns, total enteral nutrition (TEN)
significantly decreases the acute phase response and incidence of septic complications …

[PDF][PDF] Laparoscopically assisted versus open colectomy for colon cancer: a meta-analysis

HJ Bonjer, WC Hop, H Nelson, DJ Sargent, AM Lacy… - Arch Surg, 2007 - academia.edu
Introduction: Laparoscopic colectomy for cancer has not yet been widely accepted due to
concerns about tumor recurrence. To enhance the power in determining whether …

Suture length to wound length ratio and the integrity of midline and lateral paramedian incisions

SWH Kendall, TG Brennan… - British journal of …, 1991 - Wiley Online Library
A total of 349 patients were randomized to undergo laparotomy through a lateral
paramedian incision with layered closure (n= 137), a midline incision with mass closure (n …

Bladder and sexual function following resection for rectal cancer in a randomized clinical trial of laparoscopic versus open technique

DG Jayne, JM Brown, H Thorpe, J Walker… - Journal of British …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Background Bladder and sexual dysfunction are recognized complications of mesorectal
resection. Their incidence following laparoscopic surgery is unknown. Methods Bladder and …

Redefining the R1 resection in pancreatic cancer

CS Verbeke, D Leitch, KV Menon… - Journal of British …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Background Resection margin (RM) status in pancreatic head adenocarcinoma is assessed
histologically, but pathological examination is not standardized. The aim of this study was to …

Expression of the antiapoptosis gene, survivin, predicts death from recurrent colorectal carcinoma

AI Sarela, RCA Macadam, SM Farmery, AF Markham… - Gut, 2000 - gut.bmj.com
BACKGROUND/AIMS Inhibition of programmed cell death (apoptosis) is associated with
increased tumour aggressiveness, and expression of Survivin, an antiapoptosis gene, in …