Long-term functional results of radiation after coloanal anastomosis

Surgery is the only treatment that can cure most patients with colorectal cancer. Radiation therapy (pre or postoperative) has been shown to improve results by decreasing local recurrence and improving survival. Our aim was to analyze whether postoperative radiation influenced long-term functional o...

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Main Authors: CAC Mathias, JH Pemberton, BG Wolff, RR Dozois, H Nelson, TM Young-Fadok, RM Devine, S Nivatvongs, S Mathison, D Larson, D Ilstrup
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 1999-10-01
Series:Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86501999000400012