Open AccessRisk factors for adverse outcome in low rectal cancer
Author(s) -
Zhihui Chen
Publication year - 2012
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.v18.i1.64
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominoperineal resection , colorectal cancer , surgery , incidence (geometry) , cumulative incidence , risk factor , survival rate , cancer , gastroenterology , transplantation , physics , optics
To demonstrate the oncologic outcomes of low rectal cancer and to clarify the risk factors for survival, focusing particularly on the type of surgery performed.