Surgery for rectal cancer performed at teaching hospitals improves survival and preserves continence

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1441-1450

  Gutierrez, Juan C ^a   Kassira, Noor ^a   Salloum, Rabih M ^b   Franceschi, Dido ^a   Koniaris, Leonidas G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon cancer; Disparities; FCDS; Institution; Outcomes; Survival; Teaching hospital

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RECTUM TUMOR; SURVIVAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 35148848364     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-007-0308-7     Document Type: Article

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