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SUBMITTER: Kiyasu Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6498383 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kiyasu Yoshiyuki Y Kawada Kenji K Hashimoto Kyoichi K Takahashi Ryo R Hida Koya K Sakai Yoshiharu Y
International cancer conference journal 20161124 1
The gold standard of surgical technique for rectal cancer is total mesorectal excision (TME). Laparoscopic TME has been proven to provide surgical safety and oncological outcomes equivalent to open TME. However, dissection of the lower rectum has some inherent difficulties related to a narrow pelvic space. The challenge of TME in the lower rectum was confirmed by the Colorectal Cancer Laparoscopic or Open Resection (COLOR) II trial showing a 9% positive circumferential margin (CRM) rate in lapar ...[more]