The technique of total mesorectal excision (TME) has sparked much controversy in the surgical community with its reported advantages of reduced local recurrence, improved survival, and reduced need for adjuvant therapy. TME is the total excision of the tumor with precise, sharp dissection to include
Total mesorectal excision for surgical treatment of rectal cancer
β Scribed by Antonio Bolognese; Maurizio Cardi; Irnerio Angelo Muttillo; Apostolos Barbarosos; Tommaso Bocchetti; Stefano Valabrega
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 84 KB
- Volume
- 74
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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