Safety of laparoscopic surgery without No.253 lymph node dissection for mid and low rectal cancer (SMOOTH): study protocol for a phase III, multicentre randomised controlled trial in China

Mingguang Zhang, Shuohui Dong, Haitao Zhou, Wei Pei, Zhaoxu Zheng, Qiang Feng, Jianqiang Tang, Zheng Jiang, Jianwei Liang, Qian Liu

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10.1136/bmjopen-2025-115749
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2026-09
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-115749,
  title = {Safety of laparoscopic surgery without No.253 lymph node dissection for mid and low rectal cancer (SMOOTH): study protocol for a phase III, multicentre randomised controlled trial in China},
  author = {Mingguang Zhang and Shuohui Dong and Haitao Zhou and Wei Pei and Zhaoxu Zheng and Qiang Feng and Jianqiang Tang and Zheng Jiang and Jianwei Liang and Qian Liu},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ Open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2025-115749},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-115749}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Safety of laparoscopic surgery without No.253 lymph node dissection for mid and low rectal cancer (SMOOTH): study protocol for a phase III, multicentre randomised controlled trial in China
AU  - Mingguang Zhang
AU  - Shuohui Dong
AU  - Haitao Zhou
AU  - Wei Pei
AU  - Zhaoxu Zheng
AU  - Qiang Feng
AU  - Jianqiang Tang
AU  - Zheng Jiang
AU  - Jianwei Liang
AU  - Qian Liu
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMJ Open
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-115749
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-115749
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Zhang, M., Dong, S., Zhou, H., Pei, W., Zheng, Z., Feng, Q., Tang, J., Jiang, Z., Liang, J., & Liu, Q. (2026). Safety of laparoscopic surgery without No.253 lymph node dissection for mid and low rectal cancer (SMOOTH): study protocol for a phase III, multicentre randomised controlled trial in China. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-115749

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