Retrospective Study
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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Nov 15, 2024; 16(11): 4383-4391
Published online Nov 15, 2024. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v16.i11.4383
Table 3 Surgical and perioperative management in stage III rectal cancer patients, n (%)

CS group (n = 287)
GS group (n = 569)
Neoadjuvant radiotherapy/radiochemotherapy
Yes6 (2.1)14 (2.5)
No281 (97.9)555 (97.5)
Surgical procedures
Minimally invasive47 (16.4)149 (26.2)
Open240 (83.6)420 (73.8)
Perioperative ERAS treatment
Yes215 (74.9)0
No72 (25.1)569 (100.0)
Number of lymph nodes removed
< 1284 (29.3)217 (38.1)
≥ 12203 (70.7)352 (61.9)
Adjuvant chemotherapy/radiochemotherapy
Yes256 (89.2)368 (64.7)
No31 (10.8)201 (35.3)