The journal and Chief Editors retract the 30 August 2021 article cited above.
Following publication, concerns were raised regarding abnormal similarities with the contents of other articles published by unrelated research groups. A subsequent investigation, which was conducted in accordance with Frontiers' policies, raised strong concerns over the authorship of the articles, resulting in a loss of confidence in the findings presented in the article.
The authors have not responded to this retraction.
This retraction was approved by the Chief Editors of Frontiers in Surgery and the Chief Executive Editor of Frontiers.
Summary
Keywords
minimally invasive surgery, colorectal cancer, Synchronous colorectal liver metastases, Open surgery, Operation time, preoperative complication, Postoperative complication
Citation
Frontiers Editorial Office (2023) Retraction: Open resection compared to mini-invasive in colorectal cancer and liver metastases: a meta-analysis. Front. Surg. 10:1220304. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2023.1220304
Received
10 May 2023
Accepted
10 May 2023
Published
06 June 2023
Approved by
Gabriel Sandblom, Karolinska Institutet (KI), Sweden
Volume
10 - 2023
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