Surgical treatment of rectal cancer: prospective cohort study about good oncologic results and low rates of abdominoperineal excision

ABSTRACT Objectives: the purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcome of rectal cancer surgery, in a unit adopting the principles of total mesorectal excision (TME) with a high restorative procedure rate and with a low rate of abdominoperineal excision (APE). Methods: we enrolles patients w...

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Main Authors: THAIS ANDRESSA SILVA FAIER, FABIO LOPES QUEIROZ, ANTÔNIO LACERDA-FILHO, RODRIGO ALMEIDA PAIVA, PAULO ROCHA FRANÇA NETO, MARCELO GIUSTI WERNECK CORTES, ALEXANDRE RIBAS DE CARVALHO, BARBARA MARIA TAVARES PEREIRA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões 2023-07-01
Series:Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69912023000100229&tlng=pt