Outcome of surgery for rectal cancer in octogenarians

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 136, Issue 11-12, 2006, Pages 185-188

  Andereggen, Elisabeth ^a   Ris, Frédéric ^a   Gervaz, Pascal ^a   Bucher, Pascal ^a   Morel, Philippe ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Elderly; Outcome; Rectal cancer; Stoma; Surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM CARCINOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMA; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645709021     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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