Total mesorectal excision and local recu
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Dr N. Scott; P. Jackson; T. Al-Jaberi; M. F. Dixon; P. Quirke; P. J. Finan
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Article
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1995
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Total mesorectal excision (TME) appears to be associated with a reduced local recurrence rate following surgery for rectal cancer. Of 20 patients with rectal cancer in whom TME was performed, adenocarcinoma was found in the distal mesorectum in four. Distal mesorectal spread often exten