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Current Evidence and Future Directions in the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer

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  1. Colon cancer is a commonly worldwide cancer with high morbidity and mortality. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are involved in many biological processes and are closely related to the occurrence of colon cancer...

    Authors: Meihong Gao, Yang Guo, Yifu Xiao and Xuequn Shang
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2021 19:104
  2. Hepatectomy for resectable colorectal liver metastasis (CRLM) is recommended. However, the efficacy of upfront hepatectomy without neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) is unclear due to the uncertainty of perioperat...

    Authors: Kosuke Ono, Tomoyuki Abe, Akihiko Oshita, Yusuke Sumi, Takuya Yano, Hiroshi Okuda, Manabu Kurayoshi, Tsuyoshi Kobayashi, Hideki Ohdan, Toshio Noriyuki and Masahiro Nakahara
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2021 19:97
  3. Colorectal cancer is the third most common type of cancer in the world. We characterize a cohort of patients who survived up to 5 years without recurrence and identify factors predicting the probability of cure.

    Authors: Inge van den Berg, Robert R. J. Coebergh van den Braak, Jeroen L. A. van Vugt, Jan N. M. Ijzermans and Stefan Buettner
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2021 19:96

    The Correction to this article has been published in World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2021 19:159

  4. Lymph node metastasis is a major prognostic sign of colorectal carcinoma and an important indicator for individualized treatment. M2 macrophages play a key role in carcinogenesis and tumor development by enhan...

    Authors: Yanping Wang, Jikun Wang, Chunyu Yang, Yue Wang, Jinhao Liu, Zuoxiu Shi, Yanlei Chen, Yang Feng, Xueqian Ma and Shifeng Qiao
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2021 19:91
  5. This study aimed to investigate the short-term and oncological impact of the Endoscopic Surgical Skill Qualification System (ESSQS) by the Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery on the operator performing laparo...

    Authors: Keisuke Kazama, Masakatsu Numata, Toru Aoyama, Yosuke Atsumi, Hiroshi Tamagawa, Teni Godai, Hiroyuki Saeki, Yusuke Saigusa, Manabu Shiozawa, Norio Yukawa, Munetaka Masuda and Yasushi Rino
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2021 19:53
  6. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a class of endogenous single-strand RNA transcripts with crucial regulation in human cancers. The objective of this study is to investigate the role of circ_0082182 in CRC and its ...

    Authors: Ruijie Liu, Ping Deng, Yonglian Zhang, Yonglan Wang and Cuiping Peng
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2021 19:51
  7. Histopathology is a crucial part of diagnosis and treatment guidance of colorectal cancer. In Denmark, it is not routine to biopsy during self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS) placement as a treatment option f...

    Authors: Sigrid Skov Bennedsgaard and Lene Hjerrild Iversen
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2021 19:48
  8. Robotic and laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer has been applied in the clinic for decades; nevertheless, which surgical approach has a lower rate of postoperative complications is still inconclusive. There...

    Authors: Bo Tang, Xiong Lei, Junhua Ai, Zhixiang Huang, Jun Shi and Taiyuan Li
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2021 19:38
  9. The clinical significance of the geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) in locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) patients undergoing preoperative chemoradiotherapy (CRT) followed by curative surgery has not b...

    Authors: Shozo Ide, Yoshinaga Okugawa, Yusuke Omura, Akira Yamamoto, Takashi Ichikawa, Takahito Kitajima, Tadanobu Shimura, Hiroki Imaoka, Hiroyuki Fujikawa, Hiromi Yasuda, Takeshi Yokoe, Yoshiki Okita, Masaki Ohi and Yuji Toiyama
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2021 19:34
  10. Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) combined with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) improves survival in selected patients with peritoneal metastasis (PM) from colorectal cancer (CRC). However, little ...

    Authors: Yasuyuki Kamada, Koya Hida, Haruaki Ishibashi, Shouzou Sako, Akiyoshi Mizumoto, Masumi Ichinose, Naveen Padmanabhan, Shinya Yoshida and Yutaka Yonemura
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2021 19:31
  11. Colorectal cancer patients undergoing surgical resection are at increased short-term risk of post-operative adverse events. However, specific predictors for long-term major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular ...

    Authors: Chieh Yang Koo, Bee-Choo Tai, Dedrick Kok Hong Chan, Li Ling Tan, Ker Kan Tan and Chi-Hang Lee
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2021 19:21
  12. Colorectal anastomosis using the double stapling technique (DST) has become a standard procedure. However, DST is difficult to perform in patients with anal stenosis because a circular stapler cannot be insert...

    Authors: Yosuke Tajima, Tsunekazu Hanai, Hidetoshi Katsuno, Koji Masumori, Yoshikazu Koide, Keigo Ashida, Hiroshi Matsuoka, Junichiro Hiro, Tomoyoshi Endo, Tadahiro Kamiya, Yongchol Chong, Kotaro Maeda and Ichiro Uyama
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2021 19:14
  13. Colon cancer is a worldwide leading cause of cancer-related mortality, and the prognosis of colon cancer is still needed to be improved. This study aimed to construct a prognostic model for predicting the prog...

    Authors: Zhengyu Fang, Sumei Xu, Yiwen Xie and Wenxi Yan
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2021 19:13
  14. Though better short-term outcomes were frequently reported, differences in specimen parameters and the rate of subsequent peritoneal recurrence between intracorporeal anastomosis (IA) and extracorporeal anasto...

    Authors: Chun-Kai Liao, Yih-Jong Chern, Yueh-Chen Lin, Yu-Jen Hsu, Jy-Ming Chiang, Wen-Sy Tsai, Pao-Shiu Hsieh, Hsin-Yuan Hung, Chien-Yuh Yeh and Jeng-Fu You
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2021 19:6
  15. Heterotopic ossification (HO) is the formation of osseous tissue outside the skeleton. HO in malignant tumors of the digestive tract is extremely rare, as is ossification in metastatic lesions from HO-negative...

    Authors: Hideki Nagano, Tamotsu Togawa, Takeshi Watanabe, Kenji Ohnishi, Toshihisa Kimura, Atsushi Iida, Sakon Noriki, Yoshiaki Imamura, Yasunori Sato and Takanori Goi
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2021 19:2
  16. Minimally invasive liver surgery (MILS) in the treatment of colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) is increasing in incidence. The aim of this work was to present our experience by reporting short-term and long-te...

    Authors: Mirhasan Rahimli, Aristotelis Perrakis, Vera Schellerer, Andrew Gumbs, Eric Lorenz, Mareike Franz, Jörg Arend, Victor-Radu Negrini and Roland Siegfried Croner
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2020 18:333
  17. The alkB homolog 2, alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase (ALKBH2) gene is involved in DNA repair and is expressed in different types of malignancies. However, the role of ALKBH2 in colorectal carcinoma (C...

    Authors: Bingxin Ke, Kejun Ye and Shaobing Cheng
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2020 18:328
  18. Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the most common tumor of the gastrointestinal tract. Anastomotic leak (AL) and prolonged postoperative ileus (PPOI) are two important complications of colorectal surgery. In this obs...

    Authors: Michele Ammendola, Michele Ruggiero, Carlo Talarico, Riccardo Memeo, Giorgio Ammerata, Antonella Capomolla, Rosalinda Filippo, Roberto Romano, Socrate Pallio, Giuseppe Navarra, Severino Montemurro and Giuseppe Currò
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2020 18:327
  19. Esophageal cancer patients often feel depressed and are fearful of metastasis and death. The objective of this study was to clarify the characteristics of patients with psychological distress at all 5 time poi...

    Authors: Yu Ohkura, Junichi Shindoh, Kanako Ichikura, Harushi Udagawa, Masaki Ueno and Eisuke Matsushima
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2020 18:326
  20. Fluoropyrimidines and platinum are still widely used for colorectal cancer (CRC) management. Several studies have reported that mutations of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPYD) and glutathione S-transferase pi...

    Authors: Xunwei Deng, Jingyuan Hou, Qiaoting Deng and Zhixiong Zhong
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2020 18:321
  21. The rate of pulmonary metastasectomy from colorectal cancer (CRC) has increased with recent advances in chemotherapy, diagnostic techniques, and surgical procedures. The purpose of this study was to investigat...

    Authors: Masahiro Fukada, Nobuhisa Matsuhashi, Takao Takahashi, Yoshihiro Tanaka, Naoki Okumura, Hirotaka Yamamoto, Koyo Shirahashi, Hisashi Iwata, Kiyoshi Doi and Kazuhiro Yoshida
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2020 18:314
  22. Nonoperative management after neoadjuvant treatment in low rectal cancer enables organ preservation and avoids surgical morbidity. Our aim is to compare oncological outcomes in patients with clinical complete ...

    Authors: Mariana F. Coraglio, Martin A. Eleta, Mirta R. Kujaruk, Javier H. Oviedo, Enrique L. Roca, Guillermo A. Masciangioli, Guillermo Mendez and Ilma S. Iseas
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2020 18:313
  23. The impact of lateral lymph node dissection (LLND) in locally advanced lower rectal cancer remains controversial. This study is to compare total mesorectal excision (TME) with or without LLND in lower rectal c...

    Authors: Xiang Gao, Cun Wang, Yongyang Yu, Dujanand Singh, Lie Yang and Zongguang Zhou
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2020 18:304
  24. Laparoscopic surgery for T4 colon cancer may be safe in selected patients. We hypothesized that small tumor size might preoperatively predict a good laparoscopic surgery outcome. Herein, we compared the clinic...

    Authors: Sung Sil Park, Joon Sang Lee, Hyoung-Chul Park, Sung Chan Park, Dae Kyung Sohn, Jae Hwan Oh, Kyung Su Han, Dong-Won Lee, Dong-Eun Lee, Sung-Bum Kang, Kyu Joo Park and Seung-Yong Jeong
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2020 18:299
  25. Colorectal cancer (CRC) poses a heavy threat to human health owing to its high incidence and mortality. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) were investigated to participate in the progression of CRC, whereas there was no...

    Authors: Yanhe Liu, Hui Li, Xiaoyi Ye, Anlong Ji, Xiangwei Fu, Haishan Wu and Xiangyong Zeng
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2020 18:255
  26. It has been demonstrated that simultaneous resection of both primary colorectal lesion and metastatic hepatic lesion is a safe approach with low mortality and postoperative complication rates. However, there a...

    Authors: Long Pan, Chenhao Tong, Siyuan Fu, Jing Fang, Qiuxia Gu, Shufeng Wang, Zhiyu Jiang, Sarun Juengpanich and Xiujun Cai
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2020 18:251
  27. Natural orifice specimen extraction surgery is a novel technique of minimally invasive surgery. The purpose of this study was to compare the safety of laparoscopic anterior resection with natural orifice speci...

    Authors: Jun He, Hai-Bo Yao, Chang-Jian Wang, Qin-Yan Yang, Jian-Ming Qiu, Jin-Ming Chen, Zhong Shen and Guan-Gen Yang
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2020 18:215
  28. Laparoscopic tumor-specific mesorectal excision (TSME) preserving the left colic artery and superior rectal artery is still a technically challenging procedure. We conducted this study to demonstrate the feasi...

    Authors: Chi Zhang, Hao-tang Wei, Wenqing Hu, Yueming Sun, Qinyuan Zhang, Masanobu Abe, Zhuoran Du, Yingying Xu, Liang Zong and Xiang Hu
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2020 18:212
  29. One of the most severe complications of low anterior rectal resection is anastomotic leakage (AL). The creation of a loop ileostomy (LI) reduces the prevalence of AL requiring surgical intervention. However, u...

    Authors: Marcin Zeman, Marek Czarnecki, Andrzej Chmielarz, Adam Idasiak, Maciej Grajek and Agnieszka Czarniecka
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2020 18:207
  30. To assess the feasibility and short-term outcomes of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) followed by transanal total mesorectal excision assisted by single-port laparoscopic surgery (TaTME-SPLS) for low-lying...

    Authors: Yen-Jung Lu, Chien-Hsin Chen, En-Kwang Lin and Szu-Yuan Wu
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2020 18:198
  31. Colorectal cancer resection surgery with transvaginal specimen extraction is becoming increasingly accepted and used by surgeons. However, few publications on robotic anterior sigmoid colon and rectal cancer r...

    Authors: Gengmei Gao, Lan Chen, Rui Luo, Bo Tang and Taiyuan Li
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2020 18:190
  32. To evaluate the feasibility and safety of a new surgical method, complete laparoscopic extended right hemicolectomy with preservation of the ileocecal junction in right-transverse colon cancer.

    Authors: Hao Su, Hongliang Wu, Bing Mu, Mandula Bao, Shou Luo, Chuanduo Zhao, Qian Liu, Xishan Wang, Zhixiang Zhou and Haitao Zhou
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2020 18:159
  33. The purpose of this study was to compare clinicopathological features of patients with non-schistosomal and schistosomal colorectal cancer to explore the effect of schistosomiasis on colorectal cancer (CRC) pa...

    Authors: Weixia Wang, Kui Lu, Limei Wang, Hongyan Jing, Weiyu Pan, Sinian Huang, Yanchao Xu, Dacheng Bu, Meihong Cheng, Jing Liu, Jican Liu, Weidong Shen, Yingyi Zhang, Junxia Yao and Ting Zhu
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2020 18:149
  34. The GOD VISION wireless smart glass-shaped monitor (INBYTE) was used in the treatment of an elderly patient with mixed breathing disorder undergoing transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS) for low rectal ...

    Authors: Nobuhisa Matsuhashi, Yoshinori Iwata, Mana Kawajiri, Takao Takahashi, Shigeru Kiyama, Shunya Kiriyama, Machi Uehara, Takeharu Imai, Hisashi Imai, Yoshihiro Tanaka, Naoki Okumura and Kazuhiro Yoshida
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2020 18:141
  35. Colorectal cancer (CRC) is an important current problem concerning public health due to its high incidence and mortality. Advances in molecular and cellular knowledge and the detection of new disease biomarker...

    Authors: Ana Nogués, Eunate Gallardo-Vara, Mª. Paz Zafra, Paloma Mate, Jose Luis Marijuan, Alfredo Alonso, Luisa Mª. Botella and Mª. Isabel Prieto
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2020 18:99
  36. Whether primary tumor location of colorectal cancer (CRC) affects survival of patients after resection of liver metastases remains controversial. This study was conducted to investigate the differences in clin...

    Authors: Yuanping Zhang, Yongjin Wang, Yichuan Yuan, Jiliang Qiu, Yuxiong Qiu, Wei He, Yun Zheng, Zhiqiang Wang, Yangkui Gu, Zhenhai Lu, Gong Chen, Peirong Ding, Xiaojun Wu, Zhizhong Pan, Desen Wan, Yuhong Li…
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2020 18:98
  37. Mini-invasive colorectal cancer surgery was adopted widely in recent years. This meta-analysis aimed to compare hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) with open right hemicolectomy (OS) for malignant disease.

    Authors: Mohamed Ali Chaouch, Mohamed Wejih Dougaz, Meriem Mesbehi, Hichem Jerraya, Ramzi Nouira, Jim S. Khan and Chadli Dziri
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2020 18:91
  38. The incidence of synchronous RCC and colorectal cancer is heterogeneous ranging from 0.03 to 4.85%. Instead, only one case of huge colon carcinoma and renal angiomyolipoma was reported. The treatment of synchr...

    Authors: G. Cochetti, A. Tiezzi, A. Spizzirri, D. Giuliani, J. A. Rossi de Vermandois, G. Maiolino, M. Coccetta, V. Napolitano, F. Pennetti Pennella, S. Francesconi and E. Mearini
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2020 18:86
  39. The long-term oncological effects of self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS) as a “bridge to surgery” are contradictory, and perineural invasion was supposed to be enhanced by the stenting. In this retrospective...

    Authors: Yinghao Cao, Ming Yang, Lizhao Yan, Shenghe Deng, Junnan Gu, Fuwei Mao, Ke Wu, Li Liu and Kailin Cai
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2020 18:77
  40. RFA is designed to produce localized tumor destruction by heating the tumor and surrounding liver tissue, especially suitable for patients who do not qualify for hepatic resection. Many studies have reported t...

    Authors: Xiao-xiang Fan, Shu-yi Lv, Mei-wu Zhang, Xiao-yu Dai, Jian-pei Zhao, Da-feng Mao and Yan Zhang
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2020 18:76
  41. It is not clear whether stage II colon and rectal cancer have the same risk factors for recurrence. Thus, the purpose of this study was to identify the risk factors for postoperative recurrence in stage II col...

    Authors: Liming Wang, Yasumitsu Hirano, Toshimasa Ishii, Hiroka Kondo, Kiyoka Hara, Nao Obara and Shigeki Yamaguchi
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2020 18:54
  42. Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common malignancies of the digestive system, which causes severe financial burden worldwide. However, the specific mechanisms involved in CRC are still unclear.

    Authors: Jianxin Li, Yinchun Wang, Xin Wang and Qingqiang Yang
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2020 18:50
  43. Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a major postoperative complication after colorectal surgery. Current study aims to evaluate prophylactic function of oral antibiotic (OA) intake in combination with mechanic...

    Authors: Purun Lei, Ying Ruan, Xiaofeng Yang, Juekun Wu, Yujie Hou, Hongbo Wei and Tufeng Chen
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2020 18:35
  44. Even with the augmentative application of anal-preservation surgery in low rectal cancer, the role and indications of laparoscopic intersphincteric resection (Lap ISR) are still under debate, especially for T3...

    Authors: Wangsheng Xue, Shuang Wang, Zeyun Zhao, Yongbo Li, An Shang, Donglin Li, Jianzheng Yang, Tiejun Wang and Min Wang
    Citation: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2020 18:26