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Feasibility of Extended Dissection of Lateral Pelvic Lymph Nodes During Laparoscopic Total Mesorectal Excision in Patients with Locally Advanced Lower Rectal Cancer: A Single-Center Pilot Study After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

BACKGROUND: The feasibility of additional dissection of the lateral pelvic lymph nodes (LPLNs) in patients undergoing total mesorectal excision (TME) combined with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) is controversial. The use of laparoscopic surgery is also debat...

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Autores principales: Aisu, Yuki, Kato, Shigeru, Kadokawa, Yoshio, Yasukawa, Daiki, Kimura, Yusuke, Takamatsu, Yuichi, Kitano, Taku, Hori, Tomohide
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6026381/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29890514
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/MSM.909163