The role of total mesorectal excision in the management of rectal cancer

Cancer Control

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 205-211

  Ridgway, Paul F ^b   Darzi, Ara W ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS DEHISCENCE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; HISTORY; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM RESECTION; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; TOTAL MESORECTAL EXCISION; URINARY DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 0038728636     PISSN: 10732748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107327480301000303     Document Type: Review

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