Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A
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J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A · Feb 2018
Review Meta AnalysisLaparoscopic Versus Conventional Open Surgery in Intersphincteric Resection for Low Rectal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
This meta-analysis aims at comparing laparoscopic intersphincteric resection (LISR) with conventional open ISR (OISR) for low rectal cancer (LRC) in terms of intraoperative, postoperative, pathological, and survival outcomes. ⋯ Our results demonstrated that LISR had comparable operative time, less blood loss and postoperative morbidity, and comparable pathological and survival outcomes when compared with OISR. So LISR was safe and feasible in LRC surgery. Besides, more randomized clinical trials are needed to investigate the deeper effect of LISR in the future.