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ArticleGastroenterology report2020

Survival outcomes following laparoscopic vs open surgery for non-metastatic rectal cancer: a two-center cohort study with propensity score matching.

Kang-Lian Tan, Hai-Jun Deng, Zhi-Qiang Chen, Ting-Yu Mou, Hao Liu, Run-Sheng Xie, Xue-Min Liang, Xiao-Hua Fan, Guo-Xin Li

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Article in Gastroenterology report, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kang-Lian TanDepartment of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.
Hai-Jun DengDepartment of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.
Zhi-Qiang ChenAbdominal Pain Center, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.
Ting-Yu MouDepartment of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.
Hao LiuDepartment of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.
Run-Sheng XieAbdominal Pain Center, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.
Xue-Min LiangAbdominal Pain Center, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.
Xiao-Hua FanAbdominal Pain Center, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.
Guo-Xin LiDepartment of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CNSouthern Medical University · CNNanfang Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND?>: Laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer is commonly performed in China. However, compared with open surgery, the effectiveness of laparoscopic surgery, especially the long-term survival, has not been sufficiently proved. METHODS?>: Data of eligible patients with non-metastatic rectal cancer at Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University and Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine between 2012 and 2014 were retrospectively reviewed. Long-term survival outcomes and short-term surgical safety were analysed with propensity score matching between groups.

resultsOf 430 cases collated from two institutes, 103 matched pairs were analysed after propensity score matching. The estimated blood loss during laparoscopic surgery was significantly less than that during open surgery ( CONCLUSIONS?>: Our findings suggest that open surgery should still be the priority recommendation, but laparoscopic surgery is also an acceptable treatment for non-metastatic rectal cancer.

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laparoscopic surgeryopen surgerypropensity score matchingrectal cancer

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