Transanal local resection for benign and malignant rectal tumours
β Scribed by E. E. Piccinini; G. Ugolini; G. Rosati; A. Conti
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 474 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0179-1958
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Endoscopic transanal resection (ETAR) of rectal tumours is a simple and inexpensive procedure, well tolerated in elderly patients or those undergoing palliation. We have performed 137 ETARs in 81 patients with a 30-day mortality rate of 11.1 per cent and a postoperative complication rate of 15.3 per
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