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

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Five-year follow-up of the Medical Research Council CLASICC trial of laparoscopically assisted versus open surgery for colorectal cancer

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Critical evaluation of the Newcastle-Ottawa scale for the assessment of the quality of nonrandomized studies in meta-analyses

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Evaluations of Laparoscopic Proctocolectomy Versus Traditional Technique in Patients With Rectal Cancer

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Open versus laparoscopic surgery for mid or low rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (COREAN trial): short-term outcomes of an open-label randomised controlled trial

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Laparoscopic Versus Open Surgery for Rectal Cancer

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Randomized clinical trial comparing laparoscopic and open surgery in patients with rectal cancer

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Clinical Evidences of Laparoscopic Versus Open Surgery for Colorectal Cancer

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Laparoscopic Versus Open Proctectomy for Rectal Cancer

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Laparoscopic-Assisted Versus Open Abdominoperineal Resection for Low Rectal Cancer: A Prospective Randomized Trial

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Comparison of Laparoscopic vs. Open Access Surgery in Patients with Rectal Cancer: A Prospective Analysis

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