Laparoscopic Versus Open Surgery Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Rectal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 617-626

  Chen, Hao ^a   Zhao, Liying ^a   An, Shengli ^a   Wu, Jiaming ^a   Zou, Zhenhong ^a   Liu, Hao ^a   Li, Guoxin ^a  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic surgery; Meta analysis; Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy; Open surgery; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DEFECATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; LYMPH NODE; META ANALYSIS; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; OPERATION DURATION; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECTUM TUMOR;

BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; DEFECATION; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; LYMPH NODES; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; NEOPLASM, RESIDUAL; OPERATIVE TIME; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84894419411     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-014-2452-1     Document Type: Article

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