Therapeutic effect of extralevator abdominoperineal excision in combination with conventional abdominoperineal excision on distal rectal cancer:A Meta-analysis
Objective To explore the short and long-term efficacy of extralevator abdominoperineal excision(ELAPE)vs.conventional abdominoperineal excision(APE)on distal rectal cancer.Methods Relevant studies were identified by search of Medline,EMBASE,and Web of Science published between January 1,2008 and February 28,2015,and included in the systematic review and meta-analysis with Stata software(version 12.0).Results Our Meta-analysis included 14 studies involving 3 278 patients,of whom 1843(56.2%)underwent ELAPE an...