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Abstract
Advances in the surgical management of rectal cancer have placed the quality of total mesorectal excision (TME) as the major predictor in overall survival. A standardized TME technique along with quality increases the percentage of patients undergoing a complete TME. Quality measurements of TME will place increasing demands on surgeons maintaining competence with present and future techniques. These efforts will improve the outcome of the rectal cancer patients.Entities:
Keywords: rectal cancer; surgical technique; total mesorectal excision
Year: 2015 PMID: 25733970 PMCID: PMC4336906 DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1545066
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Colon Rectal Surg ISSN: 1530-9681