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Laparoscopic-assisted vs open surgery for synchronous colorectal cancer: a retrospective cohort study of short-term and long-term outcomes.

BMC Gastroenterol · 2026 · PMC12998114 · PMID 41851844

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a numerical trendP = 0.110not close (p > 0.1)
Long-term survival outcomes While a numerical trend favored the laparoscopic approach, Kaplan-Meier analysis showed no statistically significant difference in either 5-year DFS rates (65.69% vs. 59.3%; P = 0.110) or 5-year OS rates (75.1% vs. 62.8%; P = 0.088) (Fig. 2 ).

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