A La CaRT: Australasian Laparoscopic Cancer of the Rectum Trial. A phase III prospective randomised trial comparing laparoscopic-assisted resection versus open resection for rectal cancer

直肠癌的主要治疗方法是手术切除肿瘤，并在腹部做一个大的切开。有一种较新的、侵入性较小的手术称为腹腔镜切除术，它可以使用插入腹部的显微镜和另一个较小的切口来切除肿瘤，从而实现同样的手术。这项研究是为了确定新的手术是否和目前的手术一样安全和有效。试验中的患者将接受腹腔镜术

The major treatment for rectal cancer is surgical removal of tumour with a large cut through the abdomen. There is a newer, less invasive procedure known as laparoscopic resection which enables the same surgery to be performed using a scope inserted in the abdomen and another smaller incision for removal of the tumour. This study is being conducted to determine whether the newer procedure is as safe and effective as the current procedure. Patients on the trial will be given either laparoscopi