Propensity-score matched outcomes of minimally invasive and open pelvic exenteration in locally advanced rectal cancer.

Updates Surg · 2025 · PMC11961522 · PMID 39821600

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borderline significancep = 0.054so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

The 5-year OS was slightly higher in the minimally invasive group with a borderline significance (66.3% vs. 57.1%, p = 0.054).

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