Extralevator abdominoperineal excision versus abdominoperineal excision for low rectal cancer: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Extralevator abdominoperineal excision (ELAPE) has become a popular procedure for low rectal cancer as compared with abdominoperineal excision (APE). No definitive answer has been achieved whether one is superior to the other. This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of ELAPE for low rectal cancer with meta-analysis. METHODS:The Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Embase, and PubMed databases before September 2019 were comprehensively searched to retrieve comparative trials of ELAPE and APE for low rectal cancer. Pooled analyses of the perioperative variables, surgical complications, and oncological variables were performed. Odds ratio (OR) and mean differences (MD) from each trial were pooled using random or fixed effects model depending on the heterogeneity of the in

SUBMITTER: Qi XY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6831059 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature