Anastomotic leak and local recurrence in colorectal cancer

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 256, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Brisinda, Giuseppe ^a   Vanella, Serafino ^a   Maria, Giorgio ^a   Crocco, Anna ^a   Lombardi, Celestino Pio ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COLORECTAL CANCER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL;

EID: 84870064718     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31827693db     Document Type: Letter

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