Session 3: Beyond the boundaries of Total Mesorectal Excision – where surgeons fear to tread | Zendy

Patel A. | Zendy; Holm T. | Zendy; Wale A. | Zendy; Rutten H. | Zendy; Nicholls J. | Zendy; Hawkins M. | Zendy; Steele R. J. C. | Zendy; Marks J. | Zendy; Brown G. | Zendy

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Session 3: Beyond the boundaries of Total Mesorectal Excision – where surgeons fear to tread

Author(s) -

Patel A.,

Holm T.,

Wale A.,

Rutten H.,

Nicholls J.,

Hawkins M.,

Steele R. J. C.,

Marks J.,

Brown G.

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

colorectal disease

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.029

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1463-1318

pISSN - 1462-8910

DOI - 10.1111/codi.14082

Subject(s) - medicine , total mesorectal excision , resection , colorectal cancer , session (web analytics) , surgery , general surgery , cancer , world wide web , computer science

Approximately 10–15% of patients present with an advanced rectal cancer that extends beyond the conventional total mesorectal excision ( TME ) planes. In such cases extending the surgery to ensure resection with clear margins (R0 resection) is essential in order to achieve long‐term cure. Professor Holm describes the techniques of beyond‐ TME exenterative surgery, the methods of patient selection and outcomes.

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