Because of recent advances in medical technology and new findings of clinical trials,
treatment options for colorectal cancer are evolutionally changing, even in the last few years …

Importance The efficacy of laparoscopic vs open surgery for patients with low rectal cancer
has not been established. Objective To compare the short-term efficacy of laparoscopic …

Background Laparoscopic surgery has been endorsed by clinical guidelines for colon
cancer, but not for rectal cancer on account of unapproved oncologic equivalence with open …

Background Transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME) is emerging as a novel alternative
to laparoscopic total mesorectal excision (LaTME). The aim of this study was to compare …

Purpose The C-reactive protein to albumin ratio (CAR) is a simple and useful score for
predicting the outcomes of patients with various cancers. The aim of this study was to …

There is little evidence on the safety and benefits of laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy
(LPD) in elderly patients; therefore, we evaluated the feasibility and efficacy of this …

Objective: This cohort study investigated short-and long-term postoperative outcomes of
laparoscopic procedures for rectal cancer performed with versus without certified surgeons …

Background Identifying lateral pelvic lymph node (LPN) metastasis in low rectal cancer is
crucial before treatment. Several risk factors and prediction models for LPN metastasis have …

Background An artificial intelligence-based algorithm we developed, mrAI, satisfactorily
segmented the rectal tumor, rectum, and mesorectum from MRI data of rectal cancer patients …

BACKGROUND The role of the positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) and lung
recruitment manoeuvre (LRM) combination (termed open-lung strategy, OLS) during intra …