Laparoscopic surgery is excellent for treating benign disease of the colon and rectum, and
for palliative operations for malignancy. Its application for cure of colorectal malignancy …

Investigation and treatment of malignant ascites are often in the hands of the general
surgeon and can be difficult. This article considers the aetiology and pathophysiology of …

The aim of the study was to determine if tumor seeding during laparoscopic surgery for
cancer is a rare event or a typical complication of this procedure. Laparoscopic staging and …

Reports of trocar and extraction site tumor recurrences following laparoscopic colectomy
raise concern that such recurrences may be occurring more frequently with laparoscopic …

Indications and contraindications to laparoscopic surgery continue to be refined.
Laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis is frequently selected by patients and …

Background: We sought to determine the incidence of recurrence of carcinoma at the port
site and the outcome of patients with such recurrences after exploratory laparoscopy …

PURPOSE: A survey was undertaken to assess the impact of laparoscopy on the practice of
colorectal surgery. METHODS: A total of 1,520 questionnaires were mailed to all members of …

PURPOSE AND METHODS A review of the literature was performed to determine the
number of cases of port site recurrences (PSR) after laparoscopy or thoracoscopy …

Objectives. To evaluate the risk of the laparoscopic approach to patients with borderline
ovarian tumors compared to the laparotomic management. Methods. We treated or followed …

Background This is an updated version of the original review that was first published in the
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 4. Laparoscopy has become an …