Does Fellowship Matter? A Comparison of Overall Survival and Lymph Node Sampling in Colon Cancer Resections amongst Colorectal Fellowship Trained Surgeons vs. Non-Colorectal Specialty Trained Surgeons

Background: Approximately 1 in 23 people will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer, resulting in nearly 50,000 cancer related deaths per year in the United States. An effective surgical resection plays an integral role in the success or failure of these patients' oncologic treatment. Objective:...

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Main Authors: Maranda K. Pahlkotter, John Snyder, Jesse Gygi, William T. Sause, H. Tae Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-10-01
Series:World Journal of Colorectal Surgery
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/wjcs.wjcs_15_21
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