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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Adhesions and incisional hernias following laparoscopic versus open surgery for colorectal cancer in the CLASICC trial

Note: colorectal cancer study but similar surgical complications

CONCLUSION: Although this study has not confirmed that laparoscopic surgery reduces rates of AIO and IH (incisional hernia)after colorectal cancer surgery, trends suggest that a reduction in conversion to open surgery and elimination of port-site hernias may produce such an effect.

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