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Safety of laparoscopic surgery without No.253 lymph node dissection for mid and low rectal cancer (SMOOTH): study protocol for a phase III, multicentre randomised controlled trial in China.
Mingguang Zhang, Shuohui Dong, Haitao Zhou, Wei Pei, Zhaoxu Zheng, Qiang Feng, Jianqiang Tang, Zheng Jiang, Jianwei Liang, Qian Liu
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INTRODUCTION: Total mesorectal excision is currently the standard surgical treatment for rectal cancer; however, the optimal extent of proximal lymph node dissection remains a subject of ongoing debate. The No.253 lymph node is the third station node along the inferior mesenteric artery system.…
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