Current practices concerning the assessment and treatment of lateral lymph nodes in low rectal cancer: a survey among colorectal surgeons in The Netherlands.
Sanne-Marije HazenTania SluckinGeerard BeetsRoel HompesPieter TanisMiranda Kustersnull nullA G J AalbersT S AukemaJ D W van der BiltF C den BoerE G BoermaW T van den BroekJ W A BurgerE C J ConstenR M P H CrollaJ W T DekkerA DemirkiranP G DoorneboschE B van DuynJ A van EssenE J B FurnéeA A W van GelovenM F GerhardsB A GrotenhuisH F J FabryN J HarlaarC HoffF A HolmanR L van der HulR T J KortekaasB LammeJ W A LeijtensT LettingaF LogemanA W K S MarinelliY El-MassoudiW van der MeijJ MelenhorstD J L de MeyE J MulderP A NeijenhuisL C F de NesG A P NieuwenhuijzenJ NonnerI T A PereboomF PolatB B PultrumS J OosterlingM C RichirM A J de RoosJ RothbarthR A SchasfoortC SietsesE J Spillenaar BilgenG D SlooterA K TalsmaC J VerberneM VermaasM VerseveldF J VogelaarS T van VugtJ A WegdamB J van WelyM WesterterpH L van Westreenen,J H WijsmanJ H W de WiltPublished in: Acta chirurgica Belgica (2021)
These results highlight the vast variation in the awareness, definition of suspicious LLNs in rectal cancer, and different treatment approaches. International guidelines based on further research are warranted.