Total mesorectal excision and low rectal anastomosis for the treatment of rectal cancer and prevention of pelvic recurrences

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 216-220

  Tocchi, Adriano ^a,b   Mazzoni, Gianluca ^a   Lepre, Luca ^a   Liotta, Gianluca ^a   Costa, Gianluca ^a   Agostini, Nicola ^a   Miccini, Michelangelo ^a   Scucchi, Luigi ^a   Frati, Giacomo ^a   Tagliacozzo, Sandro ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE ANASTOMOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM ANTERIOR RESECTION; RECTUM CANCER; RECURRENT CANCER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17744383354     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.136.2.216     Document Type: Article

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