Complications of elective surgery for rectal cancer

European Surgery - Acta Chirurgica Austriaca

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 8-14

  Jech, B ^a   Felberbauer, F X ^a   Herbst, Friedrich ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Abdominoperineal resection; Anastomotic leakage; Complications; Primary anastomosis; Protective stoma; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ANASTOMOSIS; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HUMAN; INTESTINE PREPARATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIATION DOSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM CANCER; REVIEW; SPHINCTER; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 34248347872     PISSN: 16821769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10353-007-0312-x     Document Type: Review

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