Role of Lateral Pelvic Node Dissection in Rectal Cancer Surgery

ÖZGÜR İ., Gorgun E.

CLINICS IN COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY, vol.37, no.4, pp.222-228, 2024 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 37 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Doi Number: 10.1055/s-0043-1770711
  • Journal Name: CLINICS IN COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.222-228
  • Keywords: chemoradiotherapy, lateral pelvic lymph node, locally advanced rectal cancer, lymph node dissection
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The role of lateral pelvic lymph node dissection in the treatment of patients with locally advanced rectal cancer is a matter of controversy. Surgical practices in Korea and Japan have accepted this approach and are widely utilized; however, it is not routinely incorporated in the practice of countries in the Western hemisphere. This review will examine the role of lateral pelvic lymph node dissection.