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Evaluation of coloanal anastomosis after resection low rectal cancer [PDF]
Al-Azhar International Medical Journal, 2020 Background: The primary goal for the surgical treatment of rectal cancer is to achieve an oncologic cure while preserving function. Intersphincteric resection and colo anal anastomosis is used to treated low rectal cancer and improve quality of life Aim
magdy Hussain +2 more
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Association between pretreatment haemoglobin levels and morphometric characteristics of the tumour, response to neoadjuvant treatment and long-term outcomes in patients with locally advanced rectal cancers [PDF]
, 2013 Aim The study was carried out to investigate whether pretreatment haemoglobin (Hb) levels act as a biomar- ker in the management of patients with locally advanced rectal cancer.
Shabaan, A +7 more
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Frontiers in Genetics, 2022 Rectal cancer is a malignant tumor with poor prognosis. Identification of prognostic biomarkers is needed to improve overall survival of rectal cancer patients. Here, we firstly identified miR-20a-5p significantly classifying high-risk group and low-risk
Tingting Tang +6 more
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Phase II trial of preoperative radiochemotherapy with concurrent bevacizumab, capecitabine and oxaliplatin in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Preoperative radiochemotherapy (RCT) with 5-FU or capecitabine is the standard of care for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). Preoperative RCT achieves pathological complete response rates (pCR) of 10-15%.
Erik Engel +19 more
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The quality of life after rectal excision for low rectal cancer
Journal of British Surgery, 1983 Abstract The quality of life for patients with carcinoma of the lower two-thirds of the rectum (5–12 cm from the anal verge) treated by abdominoperineal resection (APER, n = 38) was compared with that of a similar group of patients treated by low sphincter saving resection (SSR, n = 40).
N S, Williams, D, Johnston
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Anastomotic leakage after sphincter-sparing surgery in a young woman diagnosed with low rectal cancer – case report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Investigative Surgery, 2017 Rectal cancer is the third most common site for cancer in the world, with a high morbidity and mortality. The new techniques for the treatment of low rectal cancer have been improved recently, allowing sphincter-sparing surgery to be available for more ...
Denis Aslan +2 more
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, 2022 Aim Sphincter‐preserving operations for ultra‐low rectal cancer include low anterior and intersphincteric resection. In low anterior resection, the distal rectum is divided by a transabdominal approach, which is technically demanding. In intersphincteric
Tadahiro Kojima +7 more
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, 2014 The treatment pathways for rectal cancer are evolving, in particular for patients who present with an early detected rectal cancer. Currently, the golden standard for rectal cancer treatment is radical surgery, i.e. low anterior resection or abdominoperineal resection both with adherence to the total mesorectal excision (TME) principles as advocated by
Hompes, Roel, Cunningham, Christopher
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Pelvic Exenteration for Recurrent Rectal Cancer: A Single Institution Experience
, 2021 Aim:Rectal cancer is an important cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide (1-2). Although rectal cancers can be diagnosed earlier nowadays due to the development of screening programmes, 18% of patients have a locally advanced stage at the time of ...
Lütfi Doğan +6 more
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Planning treatment and predicting outcomes in low rectal cancer [PDF]
, 2018 Introduction: Low rectal cancer management presents a unique challenge. On one hand more radical measures are required to address poor oncological outcomes and on the other hand there is a need to avoid unacceptably high permanent colostomy rates and ...
Battersby, Nicholas John
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