A Randomized Trial of Laparoscopic versus Open Surgery for Rectal Cancer | Zendy

H. Jaap Bonjer | Zendy; Charlotte L. Deijen | Zendy; Gabor A. Abis | Zendy; Miguel A. Cuesta | Zendy; M. H. G. M. van der Pas | Zendy; Elly S.M. de Lange–de Klerk | Zendy; Antonio M. Lacy | Zendy; Willem A. Bemelman | Zendy; John Andersson | Zendy; Eva Angenete | Zendy; Jacob Rosenberg | Zendy; Alois Fuerst | Zendy; Eva Haglind | Zendy

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A Randomized Trial of Laparoscopic versus Open Surgery for Rectal Cancer

Author(s) -

H. Jaap Bonjer,

Charlotte L. Deijen,

Gabor A. Abis,

Miguel A. Cuesta,

M. H. G. M. van der Pas,

Elly S.M. de Lange–de Klerk,

Antonio M. Lacy,

Willem A. Bemelman,

John Andersson,

Eva Angenete,

Jacob Rosenberg,

Alois Fuerst,

Eva Haglind

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

new england journal of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889

H-Index - 1030

eISSN - 1533-4406

pISSN - 0028-4793

DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1414882

Subject(s) - medicine , laparoscopic surgery , surgery , colorectal cancer , rectum , randomized controlled trial , laparoscopy , clinical endpoint , confidence interval , cancer , open surgery

Laparoscopic resection of colorectal cancer is widely used. However, robust evidence to conclude that laparoscopic surgery and open surgery have similar outcomes in rectal cancer is lacking. A trial was designed to compare 3-year rates of cancer recurrence in the pelvic or perineal area (locoregional recurrence) and survival after laparoscopic and open resection of rectal cancer.

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