Distribution of lymph node metastasis and level of inferior mesenteric artery ligation in colorectal cancer

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 179-182

  Adachi, Y ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Colon; High ligation; Inferior mesenteric artery; Lymph node dissection; Lymph node metastasis; Rectum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGATION; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY, INFERIOR; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIGMOID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031895114     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199804000-00006     Document Type: Article

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