Publications by authors named "Zhang-Xiong Liang"
Purpose: To understand the methodological quality of recent guidelines for laparoscopic surgery and endoscopic management for colon cancer and to analyze the heterogeneity and possible reasons for the main recommendations.
Methods: A systematic and comprehensive search of databases and relevant websites was conducted to collect guidelines for laparoscopic surgery for colon cancer in the last 10 years that met the inclusion criteria. The AGREE II manual was used to evaluate the included guidelines and to assess and analyze the heterogeneity and reasons for key recommendations about the surgery.