Long term oncological outcomes for laparoscopic versus open surgery for rectal cancer - A population-based nationwide noninferiority study.
Kaveh Dehlaghi JadidDhanisha Jayesh TrivediJosefin PeterssonEva HaglindPeter MatthiessenPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2022)
This study demonstrated that the LAP technique was not inferior to OPEN surgery with regard to overall 5-year survival. These results support the use of laparoscopic surgery.