Laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer reveals comparable oncological outcome even in context of worse short-term results-long-term analysis of nearly 500 patients from two high-volume centers.
Markus ZimmermannSusanne MerkelKlaus WeberHans-Peter BruchWerner HohenbergerTobias KeckRobert GrützmannPublished in: International journal of colorectal disease (2019)
In centers with adequate expertise, open and laparoscopic procedures result in equivalent oncologic long-term outcomes. Advantages for the open resected group concerning short-term results and complications were detected, due to remarkably low rates of anastomotic leakage.
Keyphrases
- rectal cancer
- locally advanced
- laparoscopic surgery
- robot assisted
- end stage renal disease
- minimally invasive
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- prognostic factors
- chronic kidney disease
- prostate cancer
- radical prostatectomy
- peritoneal dialysis
- risk factors
- squamous cell carcinoma
- radiation therapy
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported