TY - JOUR
T1 - Laparoscopic resection of extraperitoneal rectal cancer
T2 - A comparative analysis with open resection
AU - Park, In Ja
AU - Choi, Gyu Seog
AU - Lim, Kyung Hoon
AU - Kang, Byung Mo
AU - Jun, Soo Han
PY - 2009/8
Y1 - 2009/8
N2 - Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes of laparoscopic surgery with those of open resection in patients with extraperitoneal rectal cancer. Methods: Five hundred forty-four patients with extraperitoneal rectal cancer who underwent curative resection between 1996 and 2007 were included. Patients were divided into a laparoscopic surgery group (LAP, n = 170) and an open surgery group (OPEN, n = 374). Results: Morbidity requiring surgical correction was 5.8% in the LAP group and 4.8% in the OPEN group (p = 0.75). The anastomotic leakage rate was similar in both groups (5.7% in both; p = 0.98). Differences were found in preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) (LAP group 4.6 ng/ml, OPEN group 7.7 ng/ml, p = 0.001), sphincter preservation (LAP group 82.9%, OPEN group 69.8%, p = 0.001), and mean distance from anal verge (LAP group 4.6 cm, OPEN group 5.2 cm, p = 0.002). Local recurrence and metastasis were similar by stage. Conclusions: The results of this study show that laparoscopic resection of extraperitoneal rectal cancer was safe and effective.
AB - Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes of laparoscopic surgery with those of open resection in patients with extraperitoneal rectal cancer. Methods: Five hundred forty-four patients with extraperitoneal rectal cancer who underwent curative resection between 1996 and 2007 were included. Patients were divided into a laparoscopic surgery group (LAP, n = 170) and an open surgery group (OPEN, n = 374). Results: Morbidity requiring surgical correction was 5.8% in the LAP group and 4.8% in the OPEN group (p = 0.75). The anastomotic leakage rate was similar in both groups (5.7% in both; p = 0.98). Differences were found in preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) (LAP group 4.6 ng/ml, OPEN group 7.7 ng/ml, p = 0.001), sphincter preservation (LAP group 82.9%, OPEN group 69.8%, p = 0.001), and mean distance from anal verge (LAP group 4.6 cm, OPEN group 5.2 cm, p = 0.002). Local recurrence and metastasis were similar by stage. Conclusions: The results of this study show that laparoscopic resection of extraperitoneal rectal cancer was safe and effective.
KW - Extraperitoneal
KW - Laparoscopic
KW - Open
KW - Rectal carcinoma
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=70349763604&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s00464-008-0265-6
DO - 10.1007/s00464-008-0265-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 19118433
AN - SCOPUS:70349763604
SN - 0930-2794
VL - 23
SP - 1818
EP - 1824
JO - Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques
JF - Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques
IS - 8
ER -
