Prognostic factors and preoperative radiation therapy associated with sphincter preservation in patients with resectable rectal cancer

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 195, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 239-243

  Howard, J Harrison ^a   Gonzalez, Quintin ^a   Arnoletti, J Pablo ^a   Russo, Suzanne ^b   Fiveash, John B ^b   Bland, Kirby I ^a   Heslin, Martin J ^a  

^a Kentucky   (United States)

^b The University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Radiation therapy; Rectal cancer; Sphincter preservation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCER STAGING; COLOSTOMY; CONTINENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN PRESERVATION; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; RECTUM CANCER; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ANAL CANAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLECTOMY; COLOSTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 38049080465     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.03.011     Document Type: Article

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