This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS
Health‐related quality of life after laparoscopic and open surgery for rectal cancer in a randomized trial. BJS 2013; 100: 941-949.
Published: 3rd May 2013
Authors: J. Andersson, E. Angenete, M. Gellerstedt, U. Angerås, P. Jess, J. Rosenberg et al.
Background
Previous studies comparing laparoscopic and open surgical techniques have reported improved health‐related quality of life (
Method
The setting was a multicentre randomized trial (
Results
Of 617 patients in hospitals participating in the
Conclusion
In contrast to previous studies in patients with colonic cancer,
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