Open AccessRectal cancer: Is the surgeon the variable in the outcome
Author(s) -
Dejan Ignjatović,
Roberto Bergamaschi
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
acta chirurgica iugoslavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0887
pISSN - 0354-950X
DOI - 10.2298/aci0402093i
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , stage (stratigraphy) , general surgery , cancer surgery , outcome (game theory) , surgery , cancer , lesion , paleontology , mathematics , mathematical economics , biology
Four factors influence the outcome of rectal surgery: tumour biology, stage of lesion, type of surgery performed and the performing surgeon himself. Tumour biology and tumour stage depend on each other and are not influenced on by the surgeon, while he seems to have a great influence on the latter two factors. This influence mainly consists of the following: training, volume, individual skill and experience.