@article{JGO1847,
author = {Tong Zhou and Guangjun Zhang and Hongpeng Tian and Zuoliang Liu and Shusen Xia},
title = {Laparoscopic rectal resection versus open rectal resection with minilaparotomy for invasive rectal cancer},
journal = {Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology},
volume = {5},
number = {1},
year = {2013},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Background: The minilaparotomy approach is technically feasible for the resection of rectal cancer in selected patients with rapid postoperative recovery and small incision. The study aimed to compare the clinical and oncological outcomes of minilaparotomy and laparoscopic approaches in patients with rectal cancer.
Methods: The 122 included patients with rectal cancer were assigned to either minilaparotomy group (n=65) or laparoscopic group (n=57) which ran from January 2005 to January 2008. Clinical characteristics, perioperative outcomes, postoperative and long-term complications, pathological results and survival rates were compared between the groups.
Results: The demographic data of the two groups were similar. The time to normal diet (P=0.024) and the hospital stay (P=0.043) were less in the laparoscopic group than that in the minilaparotomy group. Compared with the minilaparotomy group, the mean operation time was significantly longer [low anterior resection (LAR), P=0.030; abdominoperineal resection (APR), P=0.048] and the direct costs higher for laparoscopic group (P},
issn = {2219-679X}, url = {https://jgo.amegroups.org/article/view/1847}
}