Is intraoperative neuromonitoring associated with better functional outcome in patients undergoing open TME?: Results of a case-control study

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 994-999

  Kneist, W ^a   Kauff, D W ^a   Juhre, V ^a   Hoffmann, K P ^b,c   Lang, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING   (Germany)

^c Saarland University of Applied Sciences   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anal sphincter; Autonomic nerves; Electric stimulation; Electromyography; Intraoperative monitoring; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL DISEASE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; BLADDER INNERVATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CATHETERIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE NEUROMONITORING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROMONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM SURGERY; RESIDUAL URINE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL MESORECTAL EXCISION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; URINARY DYSFUNCTION;

ANAL SPHINCTER; AUTONOMIC NERVES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; INTRAOPERATIVE MONITORING; RECTAL CANCER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; AUTONOMIC PATHWAYS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; ORGAN SPARING TREATMENTS; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RECTUM; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 84883828999     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2013.06.004     Document Type: Article

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