Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

1 questions · 1 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 100%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Sphincter preservation ( · People with localised rectal carcinoma

Preoperative radiotherapy showed no clear difference in sphincter preservation ( compared with surgery alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative radiotherapy and curative surgery for the management of localised rectal carcinoma 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.99 [0.94, 1.04]
3 studies · 4379 participants
Low