Systematic Reviews
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Dec 27, 2021; 13(12): 1754-1769
Published online Dec 27, 2021. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v13.i12.1754
Table 1 Characteristics of the studies and participants
Ref.
Country
Study type
Number of participants
Age (yr)
Gender (male/female)
Kontovounisios et al[10], 2019United KingdomFeasibility 10No data5/5
Hamabe et al[11], 2017JapanFeasibility2 No data1/1
Sahnan et al[12], 2018United KingdomFeasibility2No data2/0
Przedlacka et al[13], 2020United KingdomFeasibility30No dataNo data
Garcia-Granero et al[14], 2020Spain/ItalyFeasibility2No data2/0
Garcia-Granero et al[15], 2020Spain/ItalyFeasibility2No data1/1
Sueda et al[16], 2019JapanCase report1830/1
Chen et al[17], 2020ChinaCase report1681/0
Kim et al[18], 2020South KoreaProspective observational10Median 60; range (40-80)8/2
Hojo et al[19], 2020JapanRetrospective Qualitative30 No dataNo data
Horie et al[20], 2018JapanRetrospective 10Median 62; range (43-77)8/2
Hojo et al[21], 2020JapanRetrospective 11Rectal cancer: 5Median 67; range (56-79)6/5
Nijkamp et al[22], 2018The NetherlandsFeasibility33Rectal cancer: 8No dataNo data
Hassinger et al[23], 2020United StatesPilot study10 No dataNo data
Hojo et al[24], 2019JapanSingle-centre randomised controlled 102 No data
Brannigan et al[25], 2006BelgiumFeasibility6Mean 66.5; range (54-81)3/3