Long Term Outcomes After Laparoscopic Intersphincteric Resection With Total Mesorectal Excision for Low Rectal Cancer.

Mansoura University112 enrolled

Overview

Through a double blinded study, patients with low rectal cancer will be randomized into two equal groups to compare between the 5 year disease free survival as a primary outcome measure.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

112

Conditions

Low Rectal Cancer

Interventions

laparoscopic intersphincteric resectionPROCEDURE

laparoscopic intersphincteric resection for low rectal cancer

open intersphincteric resectionPROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Low rectal cancer below 5 cm from the anal verge * Fit for laparoscopic total mesorectal excsion * T2, T3 rectal cancer * No distant metstasis Exclusion Criteria: * T1, AND T4 * Distant metastasis * Tumor infiltrating the dentate line * unwilling to participate

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Disease Free survival

Time frame: 5 years

Secondary Outcomes

Local recurrence

Time frame: 5 years

Distant metstasis

Time frame: 5 years

5 year survival

Time frame: 5 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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