Watch and Wait, Worth It?
Background The surgery with total mesorectal excision recommended by R. J. Heald in 1982 is the gold standard. Rectal cancer (RC) surgery has a morbidity rate ranging from 6 to 35%, and it can cause functional issues such as sexual, urinary, and bowel dysfunction in the long term. Neoadjuvant chemor...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
2022-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Coloproctology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-1758206 |