TY - JOUR
AU - Beynon, E J
AB - Sir We thank Dr Alex for his interest in our paper's abstract. Whilst these results may be consistent with the basic principles of surgical oncology, our paper goes beyond the readily evident for a number of reasons. A meta-analysis was required to ascertain an overall effect of a number of papers, of which approximately one-third had failed to show that positive peritoneal cytology had any significance on patient outcomes in terms of survival or recurrence. In addition, we highlight the discrepancy in yield rates between different methodologies in current usage, and therefore provide impetus for the surgical community to develop a consensus opinion on how best to collect and interrogate such samples. Most importantly, we hope these data inspire rigorous research into how best to treat patients with positive peritoneal lavage—a cohort of patients who may well benefit from intraperitoneal chemotherapy. The clarity afforded by a meta-analysis might, we hope, galvanize a renewed interest in this area. © 2013 British Journal of Surgery Society Ltd. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd This article is published and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model (https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model) © 2013 British Journal of Surgery Society Ltd. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd
TI - Authors' reply: Systematic review and meta-analysis of intraoperative peritoneal lavage for colorectal cancer staging (Br J Surg 2013; 100: 853–862)
JO - British Journal of Surgery
DO - 10.1002/bjs.9249
DA - 2013-08-12
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/authors-reply-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis-of-intraoperative-Hft43JoARZ
SP - 1398
EP - 1398
VL - 100
IS - 10
DP - DeepDyve
ER -