Disease-free Survival and Local Recurrence for Laparoscopic Resection Compared With Open Resection of Stage II to III Rectal Cancer

W. Fleshman, James; E. Branda, Megan; J. Sargent, Daniel; Marie Boller, Anne; George, Virgilio; A. Abbas, Maher; R. Peters, Walter; Maun, Dipen; J. Chang, George; J. Herline, Alan; Fichera, Alessandro; G. Mutch, Matthew; D. Wexner, Steven; H. Whiteford, Mark; H. Marks, John; H. Birnbaum, Elisa; A. Margolin, David; W. Larson, David; W. Marcello, Peter; C. Posner, Mitchell; E. Read, Thomas; R.T. Monson, John; M. Wren, Sherry; W. T. Pisters, Peter; Nelson, Heidi

doi:10.1097/sla.0000000000003002

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Disease-free Survival and Local Recurrence for Laparoscopic Resection Compared With Open Resection of Stage II to III Rectal Cancer

Published in Annals of Surgery • Aug 3, 2018

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James W. Fleshman

Megan E. Branda

Daniel J. Sargent

Abstract

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: This randomized clinical trial (ACOSOG [Alliance] Z6051), performed between 2008 and 2013, compared LAP and OPEN res...

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Medicine

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Surgery

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