Feasibility of restorative proctocolectomy in patients with ulcerative colitis-associated lower rectal cancer: A retrospective study

Feasibility of restorative proctocolectomy in patients with ulcerative colitis-associated lower rectal cancer: A retrospective study

Summary: Background/Objective: Restorative proctocolectomy (RP) may improve quality of life in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC)-associated lower rectal cancer to a greater extent than total proctocolectomy. However, patients with UC-associated cancer often have flat mucosal lesions that make i...

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Main Authors: Shinnosuke Hotta, Yoshifumi Shimada, Mae Nakano, Saki Yamada, Kaoru Abe, Hidehito Oyanagi, Ryoma Yagi, Yosuke Tajima, Masato Nakano, Hitoshi Kameyama, Masayuki Nagahashi, Jun Sakata, Takashi Kobayashi, Toshifumi Wakai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958417305833

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