Safety and factors contributing to the difficulty of laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer treated with preoperative chemoradiotherapy

[1] Jayne DG(2004)A comparison of laparoscopically assisted and open colectomy for colon cancer N Engl J Med 350 2050-2059

[2] Guillou PJ(2007)Randomized trial of laparoscopic-assisted resection of colorectal carcinoma: 3-year results of the UK MRC CLASICC Trial Group J Clin Oncol 25 3061-3068

[3] Thorpe H(2008)The long-term results of a randomized clinical trial of laparoscopy-assisted versus open surgery for colon cancer Ann Surg 248 1-7

[4] Lacy AM(2009)Survival after laparoscopic surgery versus open surgery for colon cancer: long-term outcome of a randomised clinical trial Lancet Oncol 10 44-52

[5] Delgado S(2007)Use of laparoscopy for rectal cancer: a word of caution J Clin Oncol 25 5040-5041

[6] Castells A(2005)Short-term endpoints of conventional versus laparoscopic-assisted surgery in patients with colorectal cancer (MRC CLASICC trial): multicentre, randomised controlled trial Lancet 365 1718-1726

[7] Buunen M(2005)Swedish rectal cancer trial: long lasting benefits from radiotherapy on survival and local recurrence rate J Clin Oncol 23 5644-5650

[8] Veldkamp R(2007)The TME trial after a median follow-up of 6 years: increased local control but no survival benefit in irradiated patients with resectable rectal carcinoma Ann Surg 246 693-701

[9] Hop WC(2004)Preoperative versus postoperative chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer N Engl J Med 351 1731-1740

[10] Ceelen WP(2011)Benefit of tegafur-uracil and leucovorin in chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer Hepatogastroenterology 58 756-762

[1] Jayne DG(2004)A comparison of laparoscopically assisted and open colectomy for colon cancer N Engl J Med 350 2050-2059

[2] Guillou PJ(2007)Randomized trial of laparoscopic-assisted resection of colorectal carcinoma: 3-year results of the UK MRC CLASICC Trial Group J Clin Oncol 25 3061-3068

[3] Thorpe H(2008)The long-term results of a randomized clinical trial of laparoscopy-assisted versus open surgery for colon cancer Ann Surg 248 1-7

[4] Lacy AM(2009)Survival after laparoscopic surgery versus open surgery for colon cancer: long-term outcome of a randomised clinical trial Lancet Oncol 10 44-52

[5] Delgado S(2007)Use of laparoscopy for rectal cancer: a word of caution J Clin Oncol 25 5040-5041

[6] Castells A(2005)Short-term endpoints of conventional versus laparoscopic-assisted surgery in patients with colorectal cancer (MRC CLASICC trial): multicentre, randomised controlled trial Lancet 365 1718-1726

[7] Buunen M(2005)Swedish rectal cancer trial: long lasting benefits from radiotherapy on survival and local recurrence rate J Clin Oncol 23 5644-5650

[8] Veldkamp R(2007)The TME trial after a median follow-up of 6 years: increased local control but no survival benefit in irradiated patients with resectable rectal carcinoma Ann Surg 246 693-701

[9] Hop WC(2004)Preoperative versus postoperative chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer N Engl J Med 351 1731-1740

[10] Ceelen WP(2011)Benefit of tegafur-uracil and leucovorin in chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer Hepatogastroenterology 58 756-762