%0 Journal Article
%T A comparison of resection margins and lymph node clearance in laparoscopic vs open anterior and abdomino-perineal resections for carcinoma of rectum
%J Galle Medical Journal
%D 2017
%R 10.4038/gmj.v22i1.7960
%X Introduction: Laparoscopic anterior and abdomino-perineal resections for carcinoma rectum are associated with a lower morbidity than open surgery. It is important to evaluate laparoscopic resections against open surgery for tumour free resection margins and lymph node clearance.  Methods: A retrospective analysis of resection margins and number of lymph nodes harvested at anterior and abdomino-perineal resections performed by laparoscopy and open surgery was done.  Results: There was no statistically significant difference in the tumour free resection margins while lymph node clearance was significantly higher in the laparoscopy group.
%K Abdomino-perneal resection
%K Laparoscopy
%K Rectal carcinoma
%U https://gmj.sljol.info/articles/10.4038/gmj.v22i1.7960/