The surgeon as a prognostic factor in the surgical treatment of rectal cancer

Surgical Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue , 2007, Pages 53-56

  Di Cataldo, Antonio ^a   Scilletta, Beniamino ^a   Latino, Rosalia ^a   Cocuzza, Aldo ^a   Li Destri, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colorectal unit; Local recurrence; Prognosis; Rectal cancer; Surgery; Survival; Training level

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; COLORECTAL SURGERY; HISTORY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM RESECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPHINCTER; SURGEON;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROGNOSIS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 36649017707     PISSN: 09607404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suronc.2007.04.005     Document Type: Review

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