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ArticleCancer medicine2020

Short- And medium-term outcomes of reduced-port laparoscopic surgery in elderly patients with upper rectal cancer: A retrospective cohort study.

Huawen Wu, Zhijian Zheng, Lewei Xu, Yingying Wu, Ziyi Guan, Wenhuan Li, Guofu Chen

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Huawen WuDepartment of Surgery, Wenling First People's Hospital, Wenling City, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-5265-6269
Zhijian ZhengDepartment of Surgery, Wenling First People's Hospital, Wenling City, People's Republic of China.
Lewei XuDepartment of Surgery, Wenling First People's Hospital, Wenling City, People's Republic of China.
Yingying WuDepartment of Surgery, Wenling First People's Hospital, Wenling City, People's Republic of China.
Ziyi GuanDepartment of Surgery, Wenling First People's Hospital, Wenling City, People's Republic of China.
Wenhuan LiDepartment of Surgery, Wenling First People's Hospital, Wenling City, People's Republic of China.
Guofu ChenDepartment of Surgery, Wenling First People's Hospital, Wenling City, People's Republic of China.
The First People's Hospital of Wenling · CN

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Abstract

backgroundTo investigate the short- and medium-term outcomes of using a reduced-port laparoscopic surgery (RPLS), compared to multi-port laparoscopic surgery (MPLS), for the treatment of upper rectal cancer (URC) among elderly patients.

methodsWe conducted a retrospective analysis of the clinical and follow-up data of 181 elderly patients with URC, who underwent radical laparoscopic surgery at our hospital, between January 2015 and January 2019. Among these 181 cases, 62 underwent RPLS and 119 MPLS.

resultsCompared to MPLS, RPLS decreased the length of surgical incision, lower pain on postoperative days 1 and 2, decreased the time to first flatus after surgery, as well as the time to mobilization after surgery. There was no difference between the short-term outcomes between the two laparoscopic approaches, and no difference in the 3-year disease-free and overall survival rate.

conclusionCompared to MPLS, RPLS provides several advantages for the treatment of URC among elderly individuals, including a shorter length of surgical incision, reduced postoperative pain, shorter time to first flatus after surgery, earlier mobilization, and better cosmetic outcomes. These advantages are achieved with no difference in the length of surgery, nor in the 3-year disease-free and overall survival rate, compared to MPLS.

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AgedCohort StudiesFemaleHumansLaparoscopyMaleRectal NeoplasmsRetrospective StudiesTreatment Outcomeelderlygastrointestinal surgerylaparoscopyprognosisrectal cancer

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