Inter-prefectural and urban-rural regional disparities in rectal cancer and rectal resections: A Japanese nationwide population-based cohort study from 2014 to 2019.

Ann Gastroenterol Surg · 2025 · PMC11877343 · PMID 40046527

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4 Epidemiological studies in Japan have demonstrated an increasing trend in the total number of colorectal surgeries, specifically low anterior resections, from 2011 to 2019. 5 While numerous epidemiological reports about colorectal surgeries have been published worldwide, there is a paucity of research on localized regional disparities on a national level.

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