Is prophylactic lateral lymph node dissection needed for lower rectal cancer? A single-center retrospective study

The effectiveness of prophylactic lateral lymph node dissection (LLND) in treating patients with lower rectal cancer remains controversial and has not been clearly established. Therefore, we aimed to retrospec...

Source: BMC Surgery - May 26, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Hiroka Kondo, Shigeki Yamaguchi, Yasumitsu Hirano, Masayasu Aikawa, Hiroshi Sato, Kojun Okamoto, Shinichi Sakuramoto and Isamu Koyama Tags: Research Source Type: research