Open AccessSphincter-preserving R0 total mesorectal excision with resection of internal genitalia combined with pre- or postoperative chemoradiation for T4 rectal cancer in females
Author(s) -
B. Szynglarewicz,
Rafał Matkowski,
Piotr Kasprzak,
Daniel Sydor,
Józef Forgacz,
Marek Pudełko,
Jan Kornafel
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v13.i16.2339
Subject(s) - medicine , total mesorectal excision , colorectal cancer , surgery , exact test , chemoradiotherapy , resection margin , anal verge , urology , cancer , radiation therapy , resection
To evaluate the impact of chemoradiation admi-nistered pre- or postoperatively on prognosis in females following R0 extended resection with sphincter-preserving total mesorectal excision (TME) for locally advanced rectal cancer and to assess the association between chemoradiation and intra- and postoperative variables.