The international surgical journal with global reach

This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS

Disease-free survival and local recurrence for laparoscopic resection compared with open resection of stage II to III rectal cancer. Follow-up results of the ACOSOG Z6051 randomized controlled trial. Ann Surg 2019; 269: 589-595.

Published: 18th July 2019

Authors: Fleshman J, Branda ME, Sargent DJ, Boller AM, George VV, Abbas MA et al.

Conclusion

Some 462 patients were eligible for the analysis. Two-year results were similar between the methods: disease-free survival 79.5 per cent laparoscopic versus 83.2 per cent open; local and regional recurrence rates 4.6 and 4.5 per cent, respectively.

Pubmed Link