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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Oct 21.
Published in final edited form as: Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2023 Apr 27;9(1):21. doi: 10.1038/s41572-023-00432-7

Table 1.

Surgical treatment options in colorectal cancer

Approach 5-year survival Recurrence Mortality Complications
Endoscopic resection 90–100% 13.6–18.7% (5-year) 1.6–3.8% (5-year) 0–9%
Laparoscopic resection 94.2% 16% (3-year) <1% (30-day) 19%
Open colectomy 89.17% 18% (3-year) 1% (30-day) 19%
Total mesorectal excision 91.4% 7.3% (5-year) 0.8% (30-day) 15–20%