Lymphadenectomy Around Inferior Mesenteric Artery in Low-Tie vs High-Tie Laparoscopic Anterior Resection: Short- and Long-Term Outcome of a Cohort of 614 Rectal Cancers

Abstract

The LT with preservation of left colic artery had similar lymph node yield, but lower leakage and complications than HT in laparoscopic anterior resections for rectal cancers. The long-term 3- and 5-year overall and disease-free survival were similar in the two groups.