Do U.S. Medical Device Start-up companies take advantage of less restrictive regulatory and reimbursement regimes outside the United States? Are most start-up companies challenged by the need for international clinical trials and initial product launches? Is the development of advanced medical technologies from countries such as India, Singapore and China fueled by substantial government incentives […]
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Laparoscopic approach to colorectal cancer resection > Equivalent to open surgery > Cancer control > Five studies > United States > China > Taiwan > Portugal > Italy > Spain > United Kingdom > Colon cancer > Similar outcomes for minimally invasive and open surgery > Surgical experience > Learning curve
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Are open incisions that cause pain and require lengthy healing times unnecessary to treat colorectal cancer patients? Are surgeons no longer afraid that laparoscopy might impair survival in colorectal cancer patients and cause metastases in the skin openings that are used to insert the trocars and instruments? Is the expeditious traditional open approach to cancer […]