Multicentre propensity score-matched analysis of laparoscopic versus open surgery for T4 rectal cancer

Nicolas De Angelis,Filippo Landi,Giulio Cesare Vitali,Riccardo Memeo,Aleix Martínez-Pérez,Alejandro Solis,Michela Assalino,Francesc Vallribera,Henry Mercoli,Jacques Marescaux,Didier Mutter,Frédéric Ris,Eloy Espín,Francesco Brunetti

Multicentre propensity score-matched analysis of laparoscopic versus open surgery for T4 rectal cancer

2017

Nicolas De Angelis
Filippo Landi
Giulio Cesare Vitali
Riccardo Memeo
Aleix Martínez-Pérez
Alejandro Solis
Michela Assalino
Francesc Vallribera
Henry Mercoli
Jacques Marescaux
Didier Mutter
Frédéric Ris
Eloy Espín
Francesco Brunetti

Background The use of laparoscopy for advanced-stage rectal cancer remains controversial. This study aimed to compare the operative and oncologic outcomes of laparoscopic (LAR) versus open anterior rectal resection (OAR) for patients with pT4 rectal cancer.

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General surgery
Surgery
Colorectal cancer
Propensity score matching
Medicine
Laparoscopy
Resection
rectal resection
Hepatology
Institutional repository
open surgery
Internal medicine
Abdominal surgery

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