Aim: the oncological risk/benefit trade-off for laparoscopy in rectal cancer is controversial. Our aim was to compare laparoscopic vs open surgery for resection of rectal cancer, using unselected data from the public healthcare system of Catalonia. Methods: this was a multicentre retrospective cohort study of all patients who had surgery with curative intent for primary rectal cancer at Catalonian public hospitals from 2011 to 2012. We obtained follow-up data for up to 5 years. To minimize the differences between the two groups, we performed propensity score matching on baseline patient characteristics. We used multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analyses to assess locoregional relapse at 2 years and death at 2 and 5 years. Res...
Colorectal cancer including rectal cancer is the third most cause of cancer deaths in the western wo...
Colorectal cancer including rectal cancer is the third most cause of cancer deaths in the western wo...
Importance: Laparoscopic procedures are generally thought to have better outcomes than open procedur...
Aim: the oncological risk/benefit trade-off for laparoscopy in rectal cancer is controversial. Our a...
Aim: the oncological risk/benefit trade-off for laparoscopy in rectal cancer is controversial. Our a...
Aim: the oncological risk/benefit trade-off for laparoscopy in rectal cancer is controversial. Our a...
Background Laparoscopic resection of colorectal cancer is widely used. However, robust evidence to c...
PURPOSE: The aim of the study is to assess the safety and oncologic feasibility of laparoscopic-assi...
Objectives: The necessity of comparing oncologic results with the use of minimally invasive surgery ...
Daiane Oliveira Tayar,1 Ulysses Ribeiro Jr,2 Ivan Cecconello,2 Tiago M Magalhães,3 Claudia M ...
Laparoscopic surgery as an alternative to open surgery in patients with rectal cancer has not yet be...
Colorectal cancer including rectal cancer is the third most cause of cancer deaths in the western wo...
Background Today, with improvements in laparoscopy technique, surgery of rectal cancer is ...
Colorectal cancer including rectal cancer is the third most cause of cancer deaths in the western wo...
Laparoscopic resections for rectal cancer are routinely performed in high-volume centres. Despite sh...
Colorectal cancer including rectal cancer is the third most cause of cancer deaths in the western wo...
Colorectal cancer including rectal cancer is the third most cause of cancer deaths in the western wo...
Importance: Laparoscopic procedures are generally thought to have better outcomes than open procedur...
Aim: the oncological risk/benefit trade-off for laparoscopy in rectal cancer is controversial. Our a...
Aim: the oncological risk/benefit trade-off for laparoscopy in rectal cancer is controversial. Our a...
Aim: the oncological risk/benefit trade-off for laparoscopy in rectal cancer is controversial. Our a...
Background Laparoscopic resection of colorectal cancer is widely used. However, robust evidence to c...
PURPOSE: The aim of the study is to assess the safety and oncologic feasibility of laparoscopic-assi...
Objectives: The necessity of comparing oncologic results with the use of minimally invasive surgery ...
Daiane Oliveira Tayar,1 Ulysses Ribeiro Jr,2 Ivan Cecconello,2 Tiago M Magalhães,3 Claudia M ...
Laparoscopic surgery as an alternative to open surgery in patients with rectal cancer has not yet be...
Colorectal cancer including rectal cancer is the third most cause of cancer deaths in the western wo...
Background Today, with improvements in laparoscopy technique, surgery of rectal cancer is ...
Colorectal cancer including rectal cancer is the third most cause of cancer deaths in the western wo...
Laparoscopic resections for rectal cancer are routinely performed in high-volume centres. Despite sh...
Colorectal cancer including rectal cancer is the third most cause of cancer deaths in the western wo...
Colorectal cancer including rectal cancer is the third most cause of cancer deaths in the western wo...
Importance: Laparoscopic procedures are generally thought to have better outcomes than open procedur...