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 BorràsPublished 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.
Keyphrases
- rectal cancer
- minimally invasive
- robot assisted
- locally advanced
- randomized controlled trial
- coronary artery bypass
- electronic health record
- cardiovascular events
- risk factors
- case control
- free survival
- clinical trial
- squamous cell carcinoma
- health information
- cardiovascular disease
- adipose tissue
- type diabetes
- skeletal muscle
- systematic review
- study protocol
- meta analyses
- coronary artery disease
- social media
- glycemic control
- insulin resistance
- laparoscopic surgery