The learning curve for endorectal ultrasonography in rectal cancer staging

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3054-3059

  Li, Jimmy C M ^a   Liu, Shirley Y W ^a   Lo, Anthony W I ^a   Hon, Sophie S F ^a   Ng, Simon S M ^a   Lee, Janet F Y ^a   Leung, Ka Lau ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Endorectal ultrasonography; Learning curve; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDORECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PATIENT CODING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; SURGEON;

EID: 78649449104     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-010-1085-z     Document Type: Article

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