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. 2011 Mar 15;3(3):43-8.
doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v3.i3.43.

Long-term outcomes after laparoscopic colectomy

Marco Braga  1 , Nicolò Pecorelli, Matteo Frasson, Andrea Vignali, Walter Zuliani, Valerio Di Carlo
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Long-term outcomes after laparoscopic colectomy

Marco Braga et al. World J Gastrointest Oncol. .

Abstract

Aim: To evaluate long-term outcomes in a large series of patients who randomly received laparoscopic or open colorectal resection.

Methods: From February 2000 to December 2004, six hundred sixty-two patients with colorectal disease were randomly assigned to laparoscopic (LPS, n = 330) or open (n = 332) colorectal resection. All patients were analyzed on an intention-to-treat basis. Long-term follow-up was carried out every 6 mo by office visits. In 526 cancer patients five-year overall and disease-free survival were evaluated. Median oncologic follow-up was 96 mo.

Results: Eight (4.2%) LPS group patients needed conversion to open surgery. Overall long-term morbidity rate was 7.6% (25/330) in the LPS vs 11.1% (37/332) in the open group (P = 0.17). In cancer patients, five-year overall survival was 68.6% in the LPS group and 64.0% in the Open group (P = 0.27). Excluding stage IV patients, five-year local and distant recurrence rates were 32.5% in the LPS group and 36.8% in the Open group (P = 0.36). Further, no difference in recurrence rate was found when patients were stratified according to cancer stage.

Conclusion: LPS colorectal resection was associated with a slightly lower incidence of long-term complications than open surgery. No difference between groups was found in overall and disease-free survival rates.

Keywords: Colorectal cancer; Laparoscopy; Long-term outcome; Postoperative complications; Survival.

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Consort statement. LPS: Laparoscopic.
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Overall survival in cancer patients. LPS: Laparoscopic.
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Overall survival stratified for cancer stage. LPS: Laparoscopic.
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Disease-free survival in cancer patients. LPS: Laparoscopic.
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Local relapse in cancer patients. LPS: Laparoscopic.
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