Sphincter preservation for distal rectal cancer: How low is too low?

American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 195-198

  Abbas, Maher A ^a  

^a Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANUS SPHINCTER; CANCER SURGERY; HUMAN; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM SURGERY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANAL CANAL; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; DECISION MAKING; FECAL INCONTINENCE; HUMANS; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 42049112242     PISSN: 02773732     EISSN: 1537453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/COC.0b013e3180ca7c72     Document Type: Review

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