title: Laparoscopic versus open total mesorectal excision with anal sphincter preservation for low rectal cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery and Institute of Digestive Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 610041, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China.
authors.forename: Z-G
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: W-Z
authors.initials: WZ
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.forename: Y-Y
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shu
authors.forename: T-C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000601:surgery*; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*