Rectal carcinoma treated with short-term preoperative radiotherapy followed by abdominoperineal resection: Significantly more presacral abscesses with absence of local recurrence

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 173-178

  Van Der Vaart, M G ^a   Van Der Zwet, W C ^a   Arends, J W ^a   Eeftinck Schattenkerk, M ^a   Eddes, E H ^a  

^a DEVENTER HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Preoperative rectal carcinoma; Rectal carcinoma; Rectal carcinoma, recurrence; Rectal carcinoma, short term preoperative radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; RECTUM ABDOMINOPERINEAL RESECTION; RECTUM CARCINOMA; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; CARCINOMA; COLECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748707437     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000094552     Document Type: Article

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