Short- and long-term oncological outcome after rectal cancer surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing open versus laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery

While several trials have compared laparoscopic to open surgery for colon cancer showing similar oncological results, oncological quality of laparoscopic versus open rectal resection is not well investigated.

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Main Authors: Nienhüser, Henrik (Author) , Heger, Patrick (Author) , Kulu, Yakup (Author) , Diener, Markus K. (Author) , Klose, Johannes (Author) , Schneider, Martin (Author) , Müller, Beat P. (Author) , Ulrich, Alexis (Author) , Büchler, Markus W. (Author) , Mihaljevic, André Leopold (Author) , Schmidt, Thomas (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 27 March 2018
In: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery
Year: 2018, Volume: 22, Issue: 8, Pages: 1418-1433
ISSN:1873-4626
DOI:10.1007/s11605-018-3738-5
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-018-3738-5
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Author Notes:Henrik Nienhüser, Patrick Heger, Robin Schmitz, Yakup Kulu, Markus K. Diener, Johannes Klose, Martin Schneider, Beat P. Müller-Stich, Alexis Ulrich, Markus W. Büchler, Andre L. Mihaljevic, Thomas Schmidt
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Summary:While several trials have compared laparoscopic to open surgery for colon cancer showing similar oncological results, oncological quality of laparoscopic versus open rectal resection is not well investigated.
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ISSN:1873-4626
DOI:10.1007/s11605-018-3738-5