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Forest plot comparing the results of analysis of 5-year survival rate between LLND+TME and TME groups [OR=2.16, 95% CI=(1.15, 4.06), P<0.05]. LLND, lateral lymph node dissection; df, degrees of freedom; IV, inverse variance; TME, total mesorectal excision.
