Total mesorectal excision in rectal cancer resection

Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 27-34

  Moore, Harvey G ^a   Guillem, Jose G ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nerve preservation; Rectal neoplasms; Total mesorectal excision

Indexed keywords

CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; EUROPE; HUMAN; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM SURGERY; REVIEW; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036205287     PISSN: 15310043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-23565     Document Type: Review

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