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What do systematic reviews say?

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Laparoscopic vs open transhiatal oesophagectomy

Positive resection margins · patients with oesophageal cancer

It is very uncertain whether laparoscopic changes positive resection margins compared with open transhiatal oesophagectomy (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Laparoscopic versus open transhiatal oesophagectomy for oesophageal cancer 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.65 [0.37, 1.12]
3 studies · 213 participants
Very low

Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy vs open distal pancreatectomy

Positive resection margins · patients with pancreatic cancer

It is very uncertain whether laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy changes positive resection margins compared with open distal pancreatectomy (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Laparoscopic versus open distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.74 [0.49, 1.1]
10 studies · 1466 participants
Very low