Resection margins in modern rectal cancer surgery
โ Scribed by Nir Wasserberg; Haim Gutman
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 128 KB
- Volume
- 98
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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Background. Ascertaining the optimal distal margin of resection in sphincter-preserving surgery has become an important problem. This study was designed to examine distal rectal spread of rectal carcinoma and to determine the optimal distal margin of resection for sphincterpreserving surgery. Metho
## Abstract ## Background A standard management policy has not yet been established with respect to the extent of lymphadenectomy for colonic cancer. ## Methods A total of 914 consecutive patients who underwent potentially curative surgery for T2โT4 colonic cancer were reviewed retrospectively.