Short- and long-term outcomes of laparoscopic versus open surgery for rectal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Zhong Lin,Zheng Li Jiang,Dan Yang Chen,Min-Fang Chen,Li-hua Chen,Peng Zhou,Aixiao Xia,Yan Wu Zhu,Hui Jin,Qiang-Qiang Ge

Short- and long-term outcomes of laparoscopic versus open surgery for rectal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

2018

Zhong Lin
Zheng Li Jiang
Dan Yang Chen
Min-Fang Chen
Li-hua Chen
Peng Zhou
Aixiao Xia
Yan Wu Zhu
Hui Jin
Qiang-Qiang Ge

Objectives: The present meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the short- and long-term outcomes of laparoscopic surgery (LS) versus open surgery (OS) for rectal cancer.

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Randomized controlled trial
Physical therapy
Medicine
Colorectal cancer
postoperative complication
Cochrane Library
open surgery
Meta-analysis
Laparoscopic surgery
Surgery
Survival rate

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