Short-term preoperative radiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer does not increase postoperative complications and improves the rate of sphincter-preserving surgery

Journal of B.U.ON.

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 365-370

  Korkolis, D P ^a   Plataniotis, G D ^a   Gondikakis, E ^a   Xinopoulos, D ^a   Tzorbatzoglou, J ^a   Katsilieris, J ^a   Vassilopoulos, Perikles P ^a  

^a SAINT SAVVAS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Neoadjuvant treatment; Radiotherapy; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; ILEUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; RADIATION DOSE; RECTUM ABDOMINOPERINEAL RESECTION; RECTUM CARCINOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 26044453596     PISSN: 11070625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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