Open Medicine (Sep 2019)

Oncological outcomes and quality of life after rectal cancer surgery

  • Peltrini Roberto,
  • Luglio Gaetano,
  • Cassese Gianluca,
  • Amendola Alfonso,
  • Caruso Emanuele,
  • Sacco Michele,
  • Pagano Gianluca,
  • Sollazzo Viviana,
  • Tufano Antonio,
  • Giglio Mariano Cesare,
  • Bucci Luigi,
  • Palma Giovanni Domenico De

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2019-0075
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 653 – 662

Abstract

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Surgery for rectal cancer has been completely revolutionized thanks to the adoption of new technologies and up-to-date surgical procedures that have been applied to the traditional milestone represented by Total Mesorectal Excision (TME).

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