Postoperative morbidity and mortality after mesorectal excision with and without lateral lymph node dissection for clinical stage II or stage III lower rectal cancer …

S Fujita, T Akasu, J Mizusawa, N Saito… - The lancet …, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background Mesorectal excision is the international standard surgical procedure for lower
rectal cancer. However, lateral pelvic lymph node metastasis occasionally occurs in patients …

Mesorectal excision with or without lateral lymph node dissection for clinical stage II/III lower rectal cancer (JCOG0212): a multicenter, randomized controlled …

S Fujita, J Mizusawa, Y Kanemitsu, M Ito… - Annals of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The aim of the study was to confirm the noninferiority of mesorectal excision (ME)
alone to ME with lateral lymph node dissection (LLND) in terms of efficacy. Background …

Long-term follow-up of the randomized trial of mesorectal excision with or without lateral lymph node dissection in rectal cancer (JCOG0212)

S Tsukamoto, S Fujita, M Ota, J Mizusawa… - Journal of British …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Japan Clinical Oncology Group (JCOG) 0212 (ClinicalTrials. gov
NCT00190541) was a non-inferiority phase III trial of patients with clinical stage II–III rectal …

Potential impact of lateral lymph node dissection (LLND) for low rectal cancer on prognoses and local control: a comparison of 2 high-volume centers in Japan that …

Y Kanemitsu, K Komori, D Shida, H Ochiai… - Surgery, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Controversy remains around whether the addition of lateral lymph node
dissection to total mesorectal excision offers benefits in terms of survival or local control to …

Laparoscopic versus open lateral lymph node dissection for locally advanced low rectal cancer: a subgroup analysis of a large multicenter cohort study in Japan

T Yamaguchi, T Konishi, Y Kinugasa… - Diseases of the Colon …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Mesorectal excision with lateral lymph node dissection is the standard
treatment for locally advanced low rectal cancer in Japan. However, the safety and feasibility …

Improved survival and local control after total mesorectal excision or D3 lymphadenectomy in the treatment of primary rectal cancer: an international analysis of 1411 …

K Havenga, WE Enker, J Norstein, Y Moriya… - European journal of …, 1999 - ejso.com
Aims: Improved local control and survival in the treatment of rectal cancer have been
reported after total mesorectal excision and after extended lymphadenectomy. Comparison …

Outcome following laparoscopic and open total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer

F Penninckx, A Kartheuser, J Van De Stadt… - Journal of British …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background There are few reports on the oncological quality of resection and outcome after
laparoscopic versus open total mesorectal excision (TME) for rectal cancer in everyday …

Robotic versus laparoscopic surgery for middle and low rectal cancer (REAL): short-term outcomes of a multicentre randomised controlled trial

Q Feng, W Yuan, T Li, B Tang, B Jia, Y Zhou… - The lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Robotic surgery for rectal cancer is gaining popularity, but evidence on long-
term oncological outcomes is scarce. We aimed to compare surgical quality and long-term …

Feasibility of laparoscopic total mesorectal excision with extended lateral pelvic lymph node dissection for advanced lower rectal cancer after preoperative …

A Ogura, T Akiyoshi, T Nagasaki, T Konishi… - World journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Background The feasibility of additional lateral pelvic lymph node dissection (LPLND)
compared with total mesorectal excision (TME) alone in patients treated with preoperative …

Short-term outcomes of complete mesocolic excision versus D2 dissection in patients undergoing laparoscopic colectomy for right colon cancer (RELARC): a …

L Xu, X Su, Z He, C Zhang, J Lu, G Zhang… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Whether extended lymphadenectomy for right colon cancer leads to increased
perioperative complications or improves survival is still controversial. This trial aimed to …