Economic analysis of open versus laparoscopic versus robot-assisted versus transanal total mesorectal excision in rectal cancer patients: A systematic review

• Ritchie T. J. Geitenbeek ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Project administration, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: rtj.geitenbeek@meandermc.nl

  Affiliations Department of Surgery, Meander Medical Center, Amersfoort, The Netherlands, Department of Surgery, Groningen University Medical Center, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4707-0319

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• Thijs A. Burghgraef,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Surgery, Meander Medical Center, Amersfoort, The Netherlands, Department of Surgery, Groningen University Medical Center, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8781-9630

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• Mark Broekman,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Project administration, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Surgery, Groningen University Medical Center, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4497-9399

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• Bram P. A. Schop,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Project administration, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Surgery, Groningen University Medical Center, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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• Tom G. F. Lieverse,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Project administration, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Surgery, Groningen University Medical Center, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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• Roel Hompes,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Location Amsterdam Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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• Klaas Havenga,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Surgery, Groningen University Medical Center, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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• Maarten J. Postma,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Health Sciences, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, Department of Economics, Econometrics & Finance, Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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• Esther C. J. Consten,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Surgery, Meander Medical Center, Amersfoort, The Netherlands, Department of Surgery, Groningen University Medical Center, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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• on behalf of the MIRECA study group

  ¶Collaborators of the MIRECA (Minimally Invasive RECtal CArcinoma surgery) study group are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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