Preoperative Chemoradiation Therapy and Anal Sphincter Preservation with Locally Advanced Rectal Adenocarcinoma
✍ Scribed by Pedro Luna-Pérez; Saúl Rodríguez-Ramírez; Darío F. Rodriguez-Coria; Armando Fernández; Sonia Labastida; Alejandro Silva; Marvin J. López
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 103 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-2313
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