Minimally Invasive Colorectal Resection for Benign Pathology Is Associated With Persistent Proangiogenic Plasma Compositional Changes

BACKGROUND:Minimally invasive colorectal resection for cancer is associated with increased plasma levels of numerous proangiogenic proteins for 3 to 4 weeks postoperatively, and plasma from postoperative weeks 2 and 3 stimulates proangiogenic endothelial cell behavior in vitro. It is unknown if simi