Lower GI - British Journal of Surgery

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Effect of more vs less frequent follow-up testing on overall and colorectal cancer–specific mortality in patients with stage II or III colorectal cancer. The COLOFOL Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA 2018; 319: 2095-2103.

Authors: Wille-Jørgensen P, Syke I, Smedh K, Laurberg S, Nielsen DT, Petersen SH et al.

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Tattooing improves the detection of small lymph nodes and increases the number of retrieved lymph nodes in patients with rectal cancer who receive preoperative chemoradiotherapy: a randomized controlled clinical trial. Am J Surg 2018; 215: 563-569.

Authors: Okada K, Sahahiro S, Ogimi T, Miyakita H, Saito G, Tanaka A et al.

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Duration of adjuvant chemotherapy for stage III colon cancer. N Engl J Med 2018; 378: 1177-1188.

Authors: Grothey A, Sobrero AF, Shields AF, Yoshino T, Paul J, Taieb J et al.

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Robot-assisted versus laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer: a phase II open label prospective randomized controlled trial. Ann Surg 2018; 267: 243-251.

Authors: Kim MJ, Park SC, Park JW, Chang HJ, Kim DY, Nam B-H et al.

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Randomized clinical trial of epidural compared with conventional analgesia after minimally invasive colorectal surgery. J Am Coll Surg 2017; 225: 622-630.

Authors: Hanna MH, Jafari MD, Jafari F, Phelan MJ, Rinehart J, Sun C et al.

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Does a combination of laparoscopic approach and full fast track multimodal management decrease postoperative morbidity? A multicenter randomized controlled trial. Ann Surg 2017; 266: 729-737.

Authors: Maggiori L, Rullier E, Lefevre JH, Régimbeau J-M, Berdah S, Karoui M et al.

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Effect of robotic-assisted vs conventional laparoscopic surgery on risk of conversion to open laparotomy among patients undergoing resection for rectal cancer. The ROLARR randomized clinical trial. JAMA 2017; 318: 1569-1580.

Authors: Jayne D, Pigazzi A, Marshall H, Croft J, Corrigan N, Copeland J et al.

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Mesorectal excision with or without lateral lymph node dissection for clinical stage II/III lower rectal cancer (JCOG0212): a multicenter, randomized controlled, noninferiority trial. Ann Surg 2017; 266: 201-207.

Authors: Fujita S, Mizusawa J, Kanemitsu Y, Ito M, Kinugasa Y, Komori K et al.

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Organ preservation for rectal cancer (GRECCAR 2): a prospective, randomised, open-label, multicentre, phase 3 trial. Lancet 2017; 390: 469–479.

Authors: Rullier E, Rouanet P, Tuech J-J, Valverde A, Lelong B, Rivoire M et al.

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Adverse events and postoperative complications in a randomized trial of preoperative short-course radiotherapy versus long-course chemoradiotherapy for T3 adenocarcinoma of the rectum: Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group Trial (TROG 01.04). Ann Surg 2017; 265: 882-888.

Authors: Ansari N, Solomon MJ , Fisher RJ, Mackay J, Burmeister B, Ackland S et al.

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Effect of interval (7 or 11 weeks) between neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy and surgery on complete pathologic response in rectal cancer: a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial. J Clin Oncol 2016; 34: 3773-3780.

Authors: Lefevre JH, Mineur L, Kotti S , Rullier E, Rouanet P, de Chaisemartin C et al.

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Male sexual dysfunction after rectal cancer surgery: results of a randomized trial comparing mesorectal excision with and without lateral lymph node dissection for patients with lower rectal cancer: Japan Clinical Oncology Group Study JCOG0212. Eur J Surg Oncol 2016; 42: 1851–1858.

Authors: Saito S, Fujita S, Mizusawa J, Kanemitsu Y, Saito N, Kinugasa Y et al.

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Methylene blue intra-arterial staining of resected colorectal cancer specimens improves accuracy of nodal staging: A randomized controlled trial. Eur J Surg Oncol 2016; 42: 1642–1646.

Authors: Reima H, Saar H, Innos K, Soplepmann J

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Chemoprevention of colorectal cancer in individuals with previous colorectal neoplasia. BMJ 2016; 355: i6188.

Authors: Dulai PS, Singh S, Marquez E, Khera R, Prokop LJ, Limburg PJ et al.

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Randomized controlled trial of intraportal chemotherapy combined with adjuvant chemotherapy (mFOLFOX6) for stage II and III colon cancer. Ann Surg 2016; 263: 434-439.

Authors: Chang W, Wei Y, Ren L, Zhong Y, Yu Y, Chen J et al.

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Diverting ileostomy versus no diversion after low anterior resection for rectal cancer: a prospective, randomized, multicenter trial. Surgery 2016; 159: 1129–1139.

Authors: Mrak K, Uranitsch F, Pedross F, Heuberger A, Klinger A, Jagoditsch M et al.

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