Open AccessLaparoscopic versus conventional open surgery in T4 rectal cancer: A case–control study
Author(s) -
Xubing Zhang,
Qingbin Wu,
Tao Hu,
Chaoyang Gu,
Lei Bi,
Ziqiang Wang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/jmas.jmas_67_18
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , surgery , colorectal cancer , open surgery , incidence (geometry) , laparoscopic surgery , laparoscopy , blood loss , significant difference , cancer , physics , optics
Laparoscopic surgery (LAS) for T4 rectal cancer (RC) is still controversial. This study aims to compare LAS with conventional open surgery in patients with T4 RC.