Safety and feasibility of laparoscopic sigmoid colon and rectal cancer surgery in patients with previous vertical abdominal laparotomy Mustafa Haksal, Yasar Ozdenkaya, Ali Emre Atici, Nuri Okkabaz, Nihat Aksakal, Ayhan Erdemir, Osman Civil, Mustafa Oncel International Journal of Surgery Volume 21, Pages 97-102 (September 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.07.687 Copyright © 2015 IJS Publishing Group Limited Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 The overall 5-year survival rates were 65% and 73.2% in no laparotomy and previous laparotomy groups, respectively; and Kaplan–Meier analysis revealed no statistical difference between the groups. International Journal of Surgery 2015 21, 97-102DOI: (10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.07.687) Copyright © 2015 IJS Publishing Group Limited Terms and Conditions