Spin in articles about minimally invasive transanal total mesorectal excision: an assessment of the current literature

ConclusionWe have shown that spin is common within studies assessing TaTME for rectal cancer. Despite a lack of support from study results, in the majority of studies authors concluded that TaTME is safe for use in rectal cancer. Readers of study abstracts describing new techniques need to be cautious about accepting the authors ’ conclusions, especially in case series and observational studies.
Source: Colorectal Disease - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Systematic Review Source Type: research