Local recurrence following total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 375-379

  Arbman, G ^a   Nilsson, E ^b   Hallbook O ^c   Sjodahl R ^c  

^a Central Hospital   (Sweden)

^b Motala Hospital   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0029882864     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800830326     Document Type: Article

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