Influence of prophylactic apical node dissection of the inferior mesenteric artery on prognosis of colorectal cancer

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 54, Issue 79, 2007, Pages 1985-1987

  Ikeda, Yoichi ^a,c   Shimabukuro, Rinshun ^a   Saitsu, Hideki ^a   Saku, Motonori ^a   Maehara, Yoshihiko ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION KYUSHU MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Inferior mesenteric artery; Lymph node dissection; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGATION; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY, INFERIOR; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIGMOID NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 37749018859     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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