Comparison between preoperative chemoradiotherapy and lateral pelvic lymph node dissection in clinical T3 low rectal cancer without enlarged lateral lymph nodes.
Yuichiro TsukadaEric RullierTakuya ShiraishiMaylis CapdepontTakeshi SasakiBertrand CelerierQuentin DenostMasaaki ItoPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2023)
Disease-free survival was not significantly different after TME with LPLND and after CRT followed by TME. LRR was not significantly different after both strategies; however, there was a trend for higher LRR after TME with LPLND than after CRT followed by TME. Obturator nerve injury, isolated lateral pelvic abscess and urinary complications should be noted when TME with LPLND is applied.