Cancer Res Treat.  2020 Jul;52(3):938-944. 10.4143/crt.2020.043.

Laparoscopic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer in Korea: Nationwide Data from 2013 to 2018

• Park SJ
• Lee KY
• Lee SH

• KMID: 2504472
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4143/crt.2020.043

Abstract

Purpose
We report nationwide data on the current status of laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer (CRC) in Korea.
Materials and Methods
Nationwide data of patients who underwent surgery for CRC from 2013 to 2018 were obtained from the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service database. Data and trends of laparoscopy use for colorectal resection over six years were examined.
Results
In Korea, a total of 117,320 patients underwent surgical resection for CRC from 2013 to 2018. The proportion of laparoscopic resection increased from 64.9% in 2013 to 78.5% in 2018. The rate of laparoscopic resection for colon cancer increased from 64.7% in 2013 to 77.4% in 2018. For rectal cancer, the rate of laparoscopic resection increased from 65.4% to 81.6%. Males accounted for 59.8% of all patients, but females surpassed males at over 80 years of age. The age of peak incidence was in the 60s for males and in the 70s for females. A steady increase in the number of patients undergoing surgery for CRC was observed over 80 years of age.
Conclusion
The laparoscopic penetration rate for CRC in Korea continued to increase annually and reached 78.5% in 2018.

Keyword

Colorectal neoplasms; Colorectal surgery; Laparoscopy; Database; Korea

Figure

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  Fig. 1. Current status of laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer from 2013 to 2018.

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  Fig. 2. Tumor locations of surgical patients with colorectal cancer from 2013 to 2018.

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  Fig. 3. Distribution of surgical patients with colorectal cancer by age and sex from 2013 to 2018.

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