Open AccessLaparoscopic total mesorectal excision of low rectal cancer with preservation of anal sphincter: A report of 82 cases
Author(s) -
ZongGuang Zhou,
Zhao Wang,
Yanyan Yu,
Ye Shu,
Zhong Cheng,
Li Li,
Wenhua Lei,
Tiancai Wang
Publication year - 2003
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.v9.i7.1477
Subject(s) - medicine , total mesorectal excision , coloanal anastomosis , anastomosis , surgery , laparoscopy , colorectal cancer , sphincter , ileostomy , cancer
To assess the feasibility and efficacy of laparoscopic total mesorectal excision (LTME) of low rectal cancer with preservation of anal sphincter.