## 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
The influence of total mesorectal excision on local recurrence and survival in rectal cancer patients: A population-based study in greater Amsterdam
β Scribed by O. Visser; R. Bakx; F.A.N. Zoetmulder; C.C. Levering; S. Meijer; J.F.M. Slors; J.J.B. van Lanschot
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 124 KB
- Volume
- 95
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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