ArticleJournal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract2010
Can adequate lymphadenectomy be obtained by laparoscopic resection in rectal cancer? Results of a case-control study in 200 patients.
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- Comparison of three-dimensional versus two-dimensional laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer: a meta-analysis.International journal of colorectal disease · 2019Pooled it
- Robot-assisted versus laparoscopic-assisted surgery for colorectal cancer: a meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2016Pooled it
- Prophylactic Ureteral Catheterization for Preventing Ureteral Injury in Colorectal Cancer Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Laparoscopic Approach to Rectal Cancer-The New Standard?Frontiers in oncology · 2020Review
- Initial experience with a dual-console robotic-assisted platform for training in colorectal surgery.Techniques in coloproctology · 2017Article
- Current status of laparoscopy for the treatment of rectal cancer.World journal of gastroenterology · 2014Review
- Laparoscopic rectal resection versus open rectal resection with minilaparotomy for invasive rectal cancer.Journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2014Article
- Equipoise of outcome is sufficient to justify the laparoscopic approach for colorectal cancers.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2011Article
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Abstract
aimThe aim of this study is to compare pathological findings in rectal cancer specimens obtained by laparoscopy or laparotomy. MATERIALS AND
methodsBowel length, distal and circumferential margins, and number of total and positive nodes harvested were prospectively recorded in specimens obtained from 100 consecutive patients who had a laparoscopic total mesorectal excision for cancer. These data were compared with those extracted from a well-matched group of 100 patients who had an open procedure.
resultsThe mean length of the specimens was 31.04 cm in the case group and 29.45 cm in the control group (not significant (NS)). All distal margins in both groups were negative. The circumferential margin was positive in four cases in the case group and nine cases in the control group (NS). The mean number of lymph nodes harvested was 13.76 nodes/patient in the case group and 12.74 nodes/patient in the control group (NS). The mean number of involved lymph nodes was 1.18 node/case in the case group and 1.96 node/case in group 2 (NS).
conclusionThere is no difference between laparoscopic or open approaches concerning specimen's length, distal margin, circumferential margin, and total and positive lymph nodes. Laparoscopic rectal resection is not only technically feasible but it seems also oncologically safe.
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