Surgery may be curative for patients with a localized perforation of rectal carcinoma

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1448-1450

  Kagda, F H Y ^a   Nyam, D C N K ^a   Ho, Y H ^a   Eu, K W ^a   Leong, A F P K ^a   Seow Choen, F ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CARCINOMA; RECTUM PERFORATION; RECTUM SURGERY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0032719035     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.1999.01238.x     Document Type: Article

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