Abstract Introduction: There are controversies over the treatment options for pelvic lymph node metastasis in low rectal cancer. The role of neoadjuvant radiotherapy in radical treatment of pelvic lymph node metastasis is still unidentified. Total mesorectal excision (TME) with Laparoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection (LPLND) provides lower pelvic recurrence in 5 years than TME only. Material and Methods: Prospective, uncontrolled clinical trial for patients with low rectal cancer (below peritoneal fold), who had suspected lateral pelvic lymph node metastasis on MRI scan and the patients did not have contraindication for laparoscopic surgery. Result: From January 2017 to February 2018 we...
https://doi.org/10.51199/vjsel.2019.4.2