Extended full-thickness transanal local excision to treat ultra-low rectal cancer: An initial clinical exploration

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1045-1048

  Zhou, Xin ^a   Huang, Xin En ^a   Zhang, Tong ^a   Shang, Jun Qing ^a   Guan, Xin ^a   Zhong, Jian ^a   Feng, Bo ^a   Sun, Yue ^b   Zhou, Jian Nong ^a  

^a JIANGSU CANCER HOSPITAL   (China)

^b XinYi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine   (China)

Author keywords

Anorectal function; Extended transanal local excision; Incontinence; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863014075     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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