Minimally Invasive Surgery for Colorectal Cancer: Past, Present, and Future
Open Access
- 18 August 2011
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in International Journal of Surgical Oncology
- Vol. 2011, 1-8
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/490917
Abstract
A rapid progression from conventional open surgery to minimally invasive approaches in the surgical management of colorectal cancer has occurred over the last 2 decades. Initial concerns that this new approach was oncologically inferior to open surgery were ultimately refuted when several prospective randomized trials concluded that laparoscopic colectomy could achieve similar oncologic outcomes to open surgery. On the contrary, level 1 data has not yet matured regarding the oncologic safety of minimally invasive approaches for rectal cancer. We review the published literature pertaining to the evolution of minimally invasive techniques used to treat colorectal cancer surgery, including barriers to adoption, and the prospects for future advances related to innovative techniques.Keywords
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