Oncologic superiority of extralevator abdominoperineal excision for low rectal cancer

Background: Rectal cancer treatment has been dramatically improved during the last two decades in terms of a lower local recurrence rate and prolonged survival. This improvement was achieved mainly due to a better surgical technique (implementation of a total mesorectal excision-TME) and neoadjuv...

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Main Authors: Lukić Dejan, Radovanović Zoran, Petrović Tomislav, Breberina Milan, Golubović Andrija, Škorić-Jokić Svetlana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Oncology, Sremska Kamenica, Serbia 2013-01-01
Series:Archive of Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0354-7310/2013/0354-73101301011L.pdf