TY  - JOUR
AU  - Biondi, Antonio
AU  - Saverio, Salomone Di
AU  - Basile, Francesco
AU  - Vacante, Marco
PY  - 2018
TI  - Laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer: towards a lower cost surgery?
JF  - Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery; Vol 3 (July 2018): Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery
Y2  - 2018
KW  - 
N2  - Populations are aging worldwide and the prevalence and economic burden of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) is supposed to increase in the future (1). Frequently older people show comorbidities, for example cardiac and lung diseases, which rise operative risk, and the risk of postoperative morbidities, thus leading to an increase in hospital length of stay and costs (2).
UR  - https://ales.amegroups.org/article/view/4583