Where are Colorectal Resections being Performed? Colon and Rectal Cancer Operations in Washington State are Decentralized

J Gastrointest Surg. 2023 Nov;27(11):2583-2585. doi: 10.1007/s11605-023-05776-9. Epub 2023 Jul 10.

¹ Department of Surgery, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Seattle, WA, USA.
² Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.
³ Department of Hematology-Oncology, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Seattle, WA, USA.
⁴ Department of Radiation Oncology, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Seattle, WA, USA.
⁵ Department of Surgery, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Seattle, WA, USA. val.simianu@virginiamason.org.
⁶ Virginia Mason Medical Center, 1100 9th Ave, C6-GS, Seattle, WA, 98101, USA. val.simianu@virginiamason.org.

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Keywords: Colorectal cancer; centralization; high-volume centers; surgery.

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