Guidance on the use of laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer
National Institute for Clinical Excellence
Record Status
This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database.
Citation
National Institute for Clinical Excellence. Guidance on the use of laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer. London: National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE). Technology Appraisal Guidance 17. 2000
Authors' objectives
To provide guidance on the use of laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer.
Authors' conclusions
Guidance 1.1 For colorectal cancer, open rather than laparoscopic resection should be the preferred surgical procedure.
1.2 Laparoscopic surgery should only be undertaken for colorectal cancer as part of a randomised controlled clinical trial.