Lateral lymph node dissection reduces local recurrence of locally advanced lower rectal cancer in the absence of preoperative neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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[2] Kobayashi H(2003)Lateral pelvic lymph node dissection for advanced lower rectal cancer Br J Surg. 90 1580-1585

[3] Kato T(2000)Lateral node dissection and total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer Dis Colon Rectum. 43 S59-S68

[4] Fujita S(2018)Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (JSCCR) guidelines 2016 for the treatment of colorectal cancer Int J Clin Oncol. 23 1-34

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[6] Akasu T(2009)A comparison between the treatment of low rectal cancer in Japan and the Netherlands, focusing on the patterns of local recurrence Ann Surg. 249 229-235

[7] Moriya Y(2014)Selective lateral pelvic lymph node dissection in patients with advanced low rectal cancer treated with preoperative chemoradiotherapy based on pretreatment imaging Ann Surg Oncol. 21 189-196

[8] Takahashi T(2017)Oncological outcomes of lateral pelvic lymph node metastasis in rectal cancer treated with preoperative chemoradiotherapy Dis Colon Rectum. 60 469-476

[9] Ueno M(2017)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. 266 201-207

[10] Azekura K(2016)Impact of lateral pelvic lymph node dissection on the survival of patients with T3 and T4 low rectal cancer World J Surg. 40 1492-1499

[1] Sugihara K(2006)Indication and benefit of pelvic sidewall dissection for rectal cancer Dis Colon Rectum. 49 1663-1672

[2] Kobayashi H(2003)Lateral pelvic lymph node dissection for advanced lower rectal cancer Br J Surg. 90 1580-1585

[3] Kato T(2000)Lateral node dissection and total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer Dis Colon Rectum. 43 S59-S68

[4] Fujita S(2018)Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (JSCCR) guidelines 2016 for the treatment of colorectal cancer Int J Clin Oncol. 23 1-34

[5] Yamamoto S(2006)Chemotherapy with preoperative radiotherapy in rectal cancer N Engl J Med. 355 1114-1123

[6] Akasu T(2009)A comparison between the treatment of low rectal cancer in Japan and the Netherlands, focusing on the patterns of local recurrence Ann Surg. 249 229-235

[7] Moriya Y(2014)Selective lateral pelvic lymph node dissection in patients with advanced low rectal cancer treated with preoperative chemoradiotherapy based on pretreatment imaging Ann Surg Oncol. 21 189-196

[8] Takahashi T(2017)Oncological outcomes of lateral pelvic lymph node metastasis in rectal cancer treated with preoperative chemoradiotherapy Dis Colon Rectum. 60 469-476

[9] Ueno M(2017)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. 266 201-207

[10] Azekura K(2016)Impact of lateral pelvic lymph node dissection on the survival of patients with T3 and T4 low rectal cancer World J Surg. 40 1492-1499