Comparison of long-term recurrence-free survival between primary surgery and endoscopic resection followed by secondary surgery in T1 colorectal cancer

We aimed to investigate whether endoscopic resection of T1 colorectal cancer (CRC) before surgery (secondary surgery) unfavorably affects long-term recurrence-free survival (RFS) compared with surgery without prior endoscopic resection (primary surgery).

Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - February 18, 2021 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Eun Hye Oh, Nayoung Kim, Sung Wook Hwang, Sang Hyoung Park, Dong-Hoon Yang, Byong Duk Ye, Seung-Jae Myung, Suk-Kyun Yang, Chang Sik Yu, Jin Cheon Kim, Jeong-Sik Byeon Source Type: research