Neoadjuvant therapy followed by local excision and two-stage total mesorectal excision: a new strategy for sphincter preservation in locally advanced ultra-low rectal cancer | Zendy

Tianqi Wang | Zendy; Jing Wang | Zendy; Yuxiang Deng | Zendy; X. Wu | Zendy; Lin Wang | Zendy

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Neoadjuvant therapy followed by local excision and two-stage total mesorectal excision: a new strategy for sphincter preservation in locally advanced ultra-low rectal cancer

Author(s) -

Tianqi Wang,

Jing Wang,

Yuxiang Deng,

X. Wu,

Lin Wang

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

gastroenterology report

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.934

H-Index - 26

eISSN - 2052-0034

pISSN - 2304-1412

DOI - 10.1093/gastro/got040

Subject(s) - medicine , total mesorectal excision , mesorectum , colorectal cancer , stage (stratigraphy) , surgery , neoadjuvant therapy , radiology , cancer , paleontology , breast cancer , biology

With the increased usage of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy, improved surgical technique and stapling devices, sphincter-preserving resection has become more frequent for patients with rectal cancer. However, as for locally advanced ultra-low rectal cancer, sphincter-preservation is still facing an enormous challenge.

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