Evidence map›Paper›PMID 24924638›Full record

ReviewDer Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen2014

[Scientific evidence for laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery].

A Fürst, A Heiligensetzer, P Sauer, G Liebig-Hörl

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Review in Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

A FürstKlinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral-, Thoraxchirurgie, Caritas-Krankenhaus St. Josef, Landshuterstr. 65, 93053, Regensburg, Deutschland, afuerst@caritasstjosef.de.
A Heiligensetzer
P Sauer
G Liebig-Hörl
Caritas-Krankenhaus St. Josef · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInnovative surgical techniques in colorectal surgery aim to provide diminished surgical injury and at least equivalent or even improved quality of treatment and oncological results. High level clinical studies are mandatory to examine the feasibility and advantages (or disadvantages) of new operative techniques.

objectivesLaparoscopic colonic resection for cancer has been investigated with respect to safety and oncological quality in various prospective randomized studies (COST study, COLOR-I and CLASICC). The minimally invasive procedure is feasible and safe which was demonstrated in many studies but can these results be extrapolated to laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery?

resultsThe short term outcomes of the COLOR-II trial were published recently and laparoscopic resection for rectal cancer was not found to be inferior compared to open resection. Recovery after laparoscopic surgery was better than after open surgery. Laparoscopic surgery was found to have significant advantages with respect to blood loss, operating time, use of pain medication, early restoration of bowel function and reduction of hospital stay as well as the lateral safety margins in the distal third of the rectum. The long-term results focussing on local recurrence showed a positive trend in favor of laparoscopic rectal surgery and will be published shortly.

conclusionLaparoscopic total mesorectal excision (TME) appears to have clinically measurable short-term advantages in patients with primary rectal cancer based on the evidence of randomized studies. Laparoscopic rectal cancer resection may become the gold standard in the future.

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Evidence-Based MedicineLaparoscopyDisease-Free SurvivalHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRectal Neoplasms

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PMID24924638
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