Feasibility of Extended Dissection of Lateral Pelvic Lymph Nodes During Laparoscopic Total Mesorectal Excision in Patients with Locally Advanced Lower Rectal Cancer: A Single-Center Pilot Study After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy.
CONCLUSIONS Laparoscopic LPLN dissection is feasible in patients with LARC and clinically swollen LPLNs, even after NAC.
PMID: 29890514 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Medical Science Monitor - Category: Research Tags: Med Sci Monit Source Type: research
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