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A propensity-score-matched analysis of laparoscopic vs open surgery for rectal cancer in a population-based study.

Paula Manchon-WalshL AlisteSebastiano BiondoE EspinM PeraE TargaronaN PallarèsR VernetJ A EspinàsA GuargaJ M Borràs
Published in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2019)
Laparoscopy results in lower locoregional relapse and long-term mortality in rectal cancer in unselected patients with all-risk groups included. Studies using long-term follow-up of cohorts and unselected data can provide information on clinically relevant outcomes to supplement randomized controlled trials.
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