Background Laparoscopic lateral pelvic lymph node dissection (LPLD) is a minimally
invasive alternative to open surgical therapy for advanced low rectal cancer patients. This …

Nodal dissemination in locally advanced rectal cancer occurs mainly in two directions:
upward and lateral. Lateral node involvement has been demonstrated; however, lateral …

Background and objectives Surgery of advanced tumors and lymph nodes in the pelvis can
be challenging due to the narrow pelvic space and vital surrounding structures. This study …

Lateral lymph node metastasis in rectal cancer was first reported in the 1950s, since then,
there has been an on-going debate about the value of lateral lymph node dissection (LLND) …

Relatively little is known about the oncologic safety of laparoscopic surgery for advanced
rectal cancer. Recently, large randomized clinical trials showed that laparoscopic surgery …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to assess the short-term outcome of robot-assisted
laparoscopic surgery (RALS) for rectal cancer, including robotic, autonomic nerve …

Purpose To evaluate the efficacy of selective lateral lymph node dissection (LLND) and the
effect of preoperative chemoradiotherapy (PCRT) in patients with LLN≥ 5 mm. Methods …

Objective The aim of this meta-analysis is to provide recommendations for clinical practice
and prevention of postoperative complications, such as circumferential resection margin …

The current status and future prospects for diagnosis and treatment of lateral pelvic lymph
node (LPLN) metastasis of rectal cancer are described in this review. Magnetic resonance …

Background A watch-and-wait (WW) strategy or surgery for low to intermediate rectal cancer
that has reached clinical complete remission (cCR) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (nCRT) …