ReviewJournal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract2016
Current Status of Minimally Invasive Surgery for Rectal Cancer.
Review in Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Surgical resection for rectal cancer. Is laparoscopic surgery as successful as open approach? A systematic review with meta-analysis.PloS one · 2018Pooled it
- Robotic-assisted surgery for locally advanced rectal cancer beyond total mesorectal excision planes: the Mayo Clinic experience.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Transanal total mesorectal excision: the Slagelse experience 2013-2019.Surgical endoscopy · 2021Article
- Reconsideration of the Safety of Laparoscopic Rectal Surgery for Cancer.Annals of coloproctology · 2019Review
- Predicting opportunities to increase utilization of laparoscopy for rectal cancer.Surgical endoscopy · 2018Article
- Isolated rectal cancer surgery: a 2007-2014 population study based on a large administrative database.Updates in surgery · 2017Observational
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Abstract
Recent randomized controlled data have shown possible limitations to laparoscopic treatment of rectal cancer. The retrospective data, used as the basis for designing the trials, and which showed no problems with the technique, are discussed. The design of the randomized trials is discussed relative to the future meta-analysis of the recent data. The implications of the current findings on practice are discussed as surgeons try to adjust their practice to the new findings. The possible next steps for clinical and research innovations are put into perspective as new technology is considered to compensate for newly identified limitations in the laparoscopic treatment of rectal cancer.
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