# Comparison of Low and High Ligation With Apical Lymph Node Dissection in the Laparoscopy Rectal Cancer

> **NCT03498885** · NA · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **WEIDONG LIU，MD** · enrollment: 466 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Rectal Cancer

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Low ligation
- **PROCEDURE:** High ligation

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03498885
- **Lead sponsor:** WEIDONG LIU，MD
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2018-01-01
- **Primary completion:** 2022-12-01
- **Final completion:** 2025-12-01
- **Target enrollment:** 466 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2020-09-09


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03498885

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03498885, "Comparison of Low and High Ligation With Apical Lymph Node Dissection in the Laparoscopy Rectal Cancer". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03498885. Licensed CC0.

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