Evaluation of preoperative and postoperative radiotherapy on long-term functional results of straight coloanal anastomosis

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 888-894

  Nathanson, Daniel R ^a   Joseph Espat, N ^a   Nash, Garrett M ^a   D'Alessio, Matthew ^a   Thaler, Howard ^a   Minsky, Bruce D ^a   Enker, Warren ^b   Wong, Douglas ^a   Guillem, Jose ^a   Cohen, Alfred ^c   Paty, Philip B ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coloanal anastomosis; Radiation therapy; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COLORECTAL ANASTOMOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; RECTUM CANCER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COLECTOMY; DEFECATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038454582     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-6679-x     Document Type: Article

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