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Figure 1 The study used key words such as rectum, rectal, and gastrointestinal stromal tumor to conduct a literature search in PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library, and screened 570 records. According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 86 studies including 196 patients were available from 1999 to 2020.
![Figure 1 The study used key words such as rectum, rectal, and gastrointestinal stromal tumor to conduct a literature search in PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library, and screened 570 records. According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 86 studies including 196 patients were available from 1999 to 2020.](/cms/asset/e09a71b8-22e2-48a5-9609-5cd6339b8e22/dcmr_a_12189428_f0001_c.jpg)
Table 1 Clinical and Oncological Features of Patients with RGIST
Figure 2 The recurrence-free survival rate of L-RGIST was calculated by the researchers via SPSS. From this analysis, the 3-year, 5-year, and 10-year recurrence-free survival rates were 78.7%, 53.9%, and 13.8%, respectively.
![Figure 2 The recurrence-free survival rate of L-RGIST was calculated by the researchers via SPSS. From this analysis, the 3-year, 5-year, and 10-year recurrence-free survival rates were 78.7%, 53.9%, and 13.8%, respectively.](/cms/asset/c2f520c9-5d67-49e3-95dc-dba317311880/dcmr_a_12189428_f0002_c.jpg)
Figure 3 The overall survival rate of L-RGIST was calculated by the researchers via SPSS. From this analysis, the 3-year, 5-year, and 10-year overall survival rates were 90.1%, 87.3%, and 40.9%, respectively.
![Figure 3 The overall survival rate of L-RGIST was calculated by the researchers via SPSS. From this analysis, the 3-year, 5-year, and 10-year overall survival rates were 90.1%, 87.3%, and 40.9%, respectively.](/cms/asset/1595b15a-35c8-47bc-9aac-ac9e6da6ea7e/dcmr_a_12189428_f0003_c.jpg)
Figure 4 The researchers reached a conclusion on the choice of surgical procedures depending on different tumor sites. In conclusion, transanal resection based upon TaTME and non-transanal resection based upon TME or TSME were the most common and recommended choices based upon Chinese consensus and the clinical practice of three centers.
![Figure 4 The researchers reached a conclusion on the choice of surgical procedures depending on different tumor sites. In conclusion, transanal resection based upon TaTME and non-transanal resection based upon TME or TSME were the most common and recommended choices based upon Chinese consensus and the clinical practice of three centers.](/cms/asset/97fc05b4-6fef-4ef2-a004-acbcef91fdd5/dcmr_a_12189428_f0004_b.jpg)