Long-term Oncological and Functional Outcomes of Chemoradiotherapy Followed by Organ-Sparing Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery for Distal Rectal Cancer
Author(s) -
Rutger C. H. Stijns,
Eelco J. R. de Graaf,
Cornelis J.A. Punt,
Irıs D. Nagtegaal,
Joost J. Nuyttens,
Esther van Meerten,
Pieter J. Tanis,
Ignace H. J. T. de Hingh,
George P. van der Schelling,
Yaïr I. Z. Acherman,
Jeroen W. A. Leijtens,
Andreas J. A. Bremers,
Geerard L. Beets,
Christiaan Hoff,
Cornelis Verhoef,
Corrie A.M. Marijnen,
Johannes H.W. de Wilt
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
jama surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 2168-6262
pISSN - 2168-6254
DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.3752
Subject(s) - medicine , total mesorectal excision , interquartile range , colorectal cancer , chemoradiotherapy , surgery , microsurgery , cancer , radiation therapy
Treatment of rectal cancer is shifting toward organ preservation aiming to reduce surgery-related morbidity. Short-term outcomes of organ-preserving strategies are promising, but long-term outcomes are scarce in the literature.
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