Open AccessPelvic exenteration and composite sacral resection in the surgical treatment of locally recurrent rectal cancer
Author(s) -
Wael Gawad,
Medhat Khafagy,
Mohamed Gamil,
Ibrahim Fakhr,
Mohamoud Abubakr Nasr Negm,
Nadia Mokhtar,
Mohamed Lotayef,
O. Mansour
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of egyptian national cancer institute/journal of the egyptian national cancer institute
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.398
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2589-0409
pISSN - 1110-0362
DOI - 10.1016/j.jnci.2014.06.001
Subject(s) - medicine , pelvic exenteration , surgery , colorectal cancer , rectum , cancer
The incidence of rectal cancer recurrence after surgery is 5-45%. Extended pelvic resection which entails En-bloc resection of the tumor and adjacent involved organs provides the only true possible curative option for patients with locally recurrent rectal cancer.