Short-Term Outcomes of Single-Incision Versus Conventional Laparoscopic Surgery for Colorectal Diseases: Meta-Analysis of Randomized and Prospective Evidence.

Hui-Juan LiWeicai HuangTuan-Jie LiJing SuLing-Rong PengWei Liu

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2017)

The results based on randomized and prospective evidence provide convincing support for the clinical similarity that SILS is basically as applicable, effective, and safe as CLS when dealing with colorectal lesions, but not for superiority.

Keyphrases

laparoscopic surgery
double blind
open label
systematic review
placebo controlled
phase iii
phase ii
clinical trial
meta analyses
randomized controlled trial
case control