Completion Total Mesorectal Excision: A Case-Matched Comparison With Primary Resection.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to compare the perioperative and oncological results of completion total mesorectal excision (cTME) versus primary total mesorectal excision (pTME).

Background

Early-stage rectal cancer can be treated by local excision alone, which is associated with less surgical morbidity and improved functional outcomes compared with radical surgery. When high-risk histological features are present, cTME is indicated, with possible worse clinical and oncological outcomes compared to pTME.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study included all patients that underwent TME surgery for rectal cancer performed in 11 centers in the Netherlands between 2015 and 2017. After case-matching, we compared cTME with pTME. The primary outcome was major po

SUBMITTER: Burghgraef TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10513327 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature