Population-based use of sphincter-preserving surgery in patients with rectal cancer: Is there room for improvement?

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 704-710

  Richardson, Devon P ^a   Porter, Geoff A ^a   Johnson, Paul M ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abdominoperineal resection; Colostomy; Rectal cancer; Sphincter preservation

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLOSTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW VOLUME HOSPITAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM SURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPHINCTER PRESERVING SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; COLOSTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84879104140     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0b013e3182758c2b     Document Type: Review

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