Sphincter Preservation for Distal Rectal Cancer: Paradise Lost?
โ Scribed by Nicholas J. Petrelli; Thomas K. Weber
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 22 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1068-9265
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## Background: There has been increasing interest in the use of sphincter-preserving therapy for patients with distal rectal carcinomas. the outcomes of conservative treatments for early stage rectal carcinoma appear to be comparable to that achieved with abdominoperineal resection. ## Methods: R
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