Risk factors for adverse outcome in patients with rectal cancer treated with an abdominoperineal resection in the total mesorectal excision trial

M den Dulk, CAM Marijnen, H Putter, HJT Rutten… - Annals of …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Objective: This study was performed to identify tumor-and patient-related risk factors for
distal rectal cancer in patients treated with an abdominoperineal resection (APR) associated …

Optimal size criteria for lateral lymph node dissection after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer

K Kawai, H Shiratori, K Hata, H Nozawa… - Diseases of the Colon …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Although chemoradiotherapy followed by radical surgery without lateral
lymph node dissection is the current standard treatment in patients with rectal cancer, recent …

Lateral lymph node dissection with preoperative chemoradiation for locally advanced lower rectal cancer through a laparoscopic approach

T Konishi, H Kuroyanagi, M Oya, M Ueno, Y Fujimoto… - Surgical …, 2011 - Springer
Background Lateral lymph node (LLN) dissection contributes to a decrease in local
recurrence and prolongs survival in locally advanced lower rectal cancer patients as …

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 …

Lateral node dissection and total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer

T Takahashi, M Ueno, K Azekura, H Ohta - Diseases of the colon & rectum, 2000 - Springer
PURPOSE: Although the existence of lateral lymphatic drainage of the rectum has been
verified anatomically, the clinical importance of it has not yet been fully investigated. The …

Total mesorectal excision for low and middle rectal cancer: laparoscopic versus transanal approach—a meta-analysis

M Aubert, D Mege, Y Panis - Surgical endoscopy, 2020 - Springer
Background Transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME) appeared to be a challenging
alternative to Laparoscopic Total Mesorectal Excision (LaTME) for low and middle rectal …

What to do with lateral nodal disease in low locally advanced rectal cancer? A call for further reflection and research

M Kusters, A Slater, R Muirhead… - Diseases of the Colon …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: There remains a lack of international consensus on the appropriate
management of lateral nodal disease. Although the East manages this more aggressively …

Is the increasing rate of local excision for stage I rectal cancer in the United States justified?: a nationwide cohort study from the National Cancer Database

YN You, NN Baxter, A Stewart, H Nelson - Annals of surgery, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Determine rates of local excision (LE) over time, and test the hypothesis that LE
carries increased oncologic risks but reduced perioperative morbidity when compared with …

Disease-free survival and local recurrence for laparoscopic resection compared with open resection of stage II to III rectal cancer: follow-up results of the ACOSOG …

J Fleshman, ME Branda, DJ Sargent, AM Boller… - Annals of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To determine the disease-free survival (DFS) and recurrence after the treatment of
patients with rectal cancer with open (OPEN) or laparoscopic (LAP) resection. Background …

The impact of the introduction of total mesorectal excision on local recurrence rate and survival in rectal cancer: long-term results

CA Maurer, P Renzulli, C Kull, SA Käser… - Annals of surgical …, 2011 - Springer
Purpose To investigate the influence of the introduction of total mesorectal excision (TME)
on local recurrence rate and survival in patients with rectal cancer. Methods A total of 171 …