Early postoperative outcome after curative colorectal cancer surgery.
Journal Title: Singapore Medical Journal - Year 2011, Vol 52, Issue 3
Abstract
Colorectal cancer is uncommon in the Indian subcontinent, so there is a paucity of outcome data from this region. The aim of our study was to identify risk factors for early postoperative morbidity and mortality following curative colorectal cancer surgery in our set-up.
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M R Khan, H Bari, S A Raza
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