Effects of preceding endoscopic treatment on laparoscopic surgery for early rectal cancer.
Hiroaki NozawaH IshiiH SonodaS EmotoKoji MuronoM KanekoK SasakiT NishikawaY ShunoT TanakaK KawaiK HataS IshiharaPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2020)
Laparoscopic surgery after endoscopic treatment for rectal cancer may be difficult due to an increased risk of intra-operative bleeding. Long-term prognosis after surgery was not affected by preceding endoscopic treatment in rectal cancer.