Comparison of perioperative clinicopathologic outcome and postoperative survival of laparoscopic and open sphincter-sparing surgery in patients with rectal cancer: a retrospective study.

CONCLUSIONS: Compared with open approach, laparoscopic sphincter-sparing surgery of rectal cancer had less intraoperative bleeding, less postoperative complications and faster recovery of intestinal function after operation. Survival of open surgery and laparoscopic rectal sphincter preservation surgery was similar in both groups. ypTNM stage and Charlson comorbidity index are the risk factors affecting the survival of patients with rectal cancer. PMID: 31127992 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of B.U.ON. - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: J BUON Source Type: research