A comparison of laparoscopic versus open rectal surgery in 114 consecutive octogenarians.

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The study is a retrospective review of the short-term outcome of all elective rectal resections in 114 consecutive octogenarian patients during the 10-year period January 2000 to December 2009.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Colorectal Dis

Title: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland

ISSN (Electronic): 1463-1318

ISSN (Print): 1462-8910

Publication date (Electronic): Jul 2012

Volume: 14

Issue: 7

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[1 ] Department of General Surgery, Tweed Hospital, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia. staff@swhite.com.au

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DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2012.02963.x

PubMed ID: 22288556

SO-VID: 7102032d-1d66-4a1f-9e31-03f665253018

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