Background In recent years, the role of minimally invasive surgery in the treatment of rectal cancer has become progressively more Tech Coloproctol (2011) 15:215–253 235 123 important. The aim of our study was to compare TEM with or without neoadjuvant radiotherapy to laparoscopic resection (LR) in terms of short-term and oncological outcomes in selected patients affected by a T2N0 extraperitoneal rectal cancer.
Transanal endoscopic microsurgery versus laparoscopic total mesorectal excision for selected T2N0 rectal cancer
ALLAIX, Marco Ettore;AREZZO, Alberto;REBECCHI, Fabrizio;MORINO, Mario
2011-01-01
Abstract
Background In recent years, the role of minimally invasive surgery in the treatment of rectal cancer has become progressively more Tech Coloproctol (2011) 15:215–253 235 123 important. The aim of our study was to compare TEM with or without neoadjuvant radiotherapy to laparoscopic resection (LR) in terms of short-term and oncological outcomes in selected patients affected by a T2N0 extraperitoneal rectal cancer.
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