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SUBMITTER: Liao G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4882598 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liao Guixiang G Li Yan-Bing YB Zhao Zhihong Z Li Xianming X Deng Haijun H Li Gang G
Scientific reports 20160527
The aim of this meta-analysis was to comprehensively compare the safety and efficacy of robotic-assisted rectal cancer surgery (RRCS) and open rectal cancer surgery (ORCS). Electronic database (PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Knowledge, and the Cochrane Library) searches were conducted for all relevant studies that compared the short-term and long-term outcomes between RRCS and ORCS. Odds ratios (ORs), mean differences, and hazard ratios were calculated. Seven studies involving 1074 patients with rectal ...[more]