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Sphincter-sparing surgery for adenocarcinoma of the distal 3 cm of the true rectum: results after ne...

Sphincter-sparing surgery for adenocarcinoma of the distal 3 cm of the true rectum: results after ne...

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Sphincter-sparing surgery for adenocarcinoma of the distal 3 cm of the true rectum: results after neoadjuvant therapy and minimally invasive radical surgery or local excision

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Full title

Sphincter-sparing surgery for adenocarcinoma of the distal 3 cm of the true rectum: results after neoadjuvant therapy and minimally invasive radical surgery or local excision

Publisher

Boston: Springer US

Journal title

Surgical endoscopy, 2013-12, Vol.27 (12), p.4469-4477

Language

English

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Publisher

Boston: Springer US

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Contents

Background
Ideal treatment of rectal cancer includes controlling the cancer; minimizing trauma, morbidity, and mortality; and avoiding a colostomy with preservation of adequate function. These goals become more challenging the further distal in the rectum the cancer is located. We sought to determine whether minimally invasive sphincter-preserva...

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Full title

Sphincter-sparing surgery for adenocarcinoma of the distal 3 cm of the true rectum: results after neoadjuvant therapy and minimally invasive radical surgery or local excision

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1458706737

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1458706737

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ISSN

0930-2794

E-ISSN

1432-2218

DOI

10.1007/s00464-013-3092-3

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