Standardized Laparoscopic Sphincter-preserving Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer: Ten-year Oncologic Outcomes in 217 Unselected Consecutive Patients

Abstract

Background: This study was designed to evaluate the impact of a standardized laparoscopic total mesorectal excision (TME) on the long-term oncologic outcome. We share our median of 91 months (3-164 mo) oncologic outcomes of 217 unselected consecutive patients who had standardized laparoscopic sphincter-preserving TME for rectal cancer.