Effectiveness and Safety of Laparoscopic Resection Versus Open Surgery in Patients with Rectal Cancer: A Randomized, Controlled Trial from China

Abstract

Laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer is as safe and effective as open surgery in terms of oncology outcomes. Long-term survival for patients with rectal cancer undergoing laparoscopic surgery were similar to those undergoing conventional open surgery, thus supporting the continued use of laparoscopic surgery in Chinese patients with rectal cancer.