Total rectal resection and complete mesorectum excision followed by coloendoanal anastomosis as the optimal treatment for low rectal cancer: The experience of the National Cancer Institute of Milano

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 125-132

  Leo, Ermanno ^a   Belli, Filiberto ^a   Andreola, Salvatore ^a   Gallino, Gianfrancesco ^a   Bonfanti, Giuliano ^a   Ferro, Franca ^a   Zingaro, Elisabetta ^a   Sirizzotti, Grazia ^a   Civelli, Enrico ^a   Valvo, Francesca ^a   Gios, Mary ^a   Brunelli, Cinzia ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coloanal anastomosis; Rectal surgery; Rectal tumor; Rectum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034122719     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10434-000-0125-7     Document Type: Article

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