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Open AccessAnalysis of risk factors for anastomotic leakage after lower rectal Cancer resection, including drain type: a retrospective single-center study
We investigated the correlations between surgery-related factors and the incidence of anastomotic leakage after low anterior resection (LAR) for lower rectal cancer.
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Prediction of lateral pelvic lymph node metastasis from lower rectal cancer using magnetic resonance imaging and risk factors for metastasis: Multicenter study of the Lymph Node Committee of the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum
The goal of the study was to examine prediction of lateral pelvic lymph node (LPLN) metastasis from lower rectal cancer using a logistic model including risk factors for LPLN metastasis and magnetic resonance ...
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Open AccessThe Primary Result of Prospective Randomized Multicenter Trial of New Spray-Type Bio-absorbable Adhesion Barrier System (TCD-11091) Against Postoperative Adhesion Formation
Postoperative adhesions are the major cause of postoperative complications including intestinal obstruction, infertility, and chronic pelvic pain. In order to reduce postoperative adhesions, Terumo Corporation...
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Open AccessSurvival after initial lung metastasectomy for metastatic colorectal cancer in the modern chemotherapeutic era
A clear survival benefit has been reported for lung metastasectomy for colorectal cancer, and several clinicopathological prognostic factors have been proposed in the past. However, clinical advances, such as ...
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The important risk factor for lateral pelvic lymph node metastasis of lower rectal cancer is node-positive status on magnetic resonance imaging: study of the Lymph Node Committee of Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum
This study seeks to evaluate lateral pelvic lymph node (LPLN) and perirectal lymph node (PRLN) status on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as potential risk factors for lymph node metastasis.
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Open AccessBowel obstruction caused by an internal hernia that developed after laparoscopic subtotal colectomy: a case report
Laparoscopic surgery is a minimally invasive approach with good treatment outcomes and is currently the standard surgery for colorectal cancer in Japan. Mesenteric closure is considered unnecessary in laparosc...
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Technical tips for intersphincteric resection: how to take out the rectum
Intersphincteric resection (ISR) is an ideal technique that preserves the anus, regardless of whether the internal anal sphincter is removed. However, it is difficult to dissect the anterior wall of the rectum...
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External sphincter resection for lower rectal and anal canal adenocarcinoma: achieving anal preservation with oncological and functional satisfaction
Intersphincteric resection (ISR) has recently been performed for very low rectal cancer, whereas abdominoperineal resection (APR) is typically reserved for cancers extremely close to the anal verge and/or when...
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Intersphincteric resection for very low rectal cancer: a systematic review
Radical surgical treatment for very low rectal cancer near the anus has generally involved abdominoperineal resection. Various sphincter-saving operations have been developed for such tumors to optimize the pa...
