Validity of current experimental evidence on laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2004
Abstract
Experimental animal studies can provide crucial evidence for the evaluation and refinement of the controversial area of many areas of surgery. Recently, during the surge in interest in laparoscopic surgery, in particular for colorectal cancer, 72 animal studies have been published between 1995 and 2001. However, the question remains as to which of theses data can be suitably extrapolated to the human population. Forty-five of 47 studies, which use cell suspensions, relied on percutaneous intraperitoneal injection of cancer cells to induce peritoneal carcinomatosis. One study described a laparotomy-based model with injection of tumor cells into the cecal lumen while a different study presented the cancer cells via enema. In this study, sigmoid resection was performed before colorectal solid tumor growth.
Volume
51
Issue
2
First Page
43
Last Page
44
ISSN
0354-950X
Published In/Presented At
Bergamaschi R. (2004). Validity of current experimental evidence on laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer. Acta chirurgica Iugoslavica, 51(2), 43–44. https://doi.org/10.2298/aci0402043b
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
15771286
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article