Pelvic exenteration and composite sacral resection in the surgical treatment of locally recurrent rectal cancer

Pelvic exenteration and composite sacral resection in the surgical treatment of locally recurrent rectal cancer

Background: The incidence of rectal cancer recurrence after surgery is 5–45%. Extended pelvic resection which entails En-bloc resection of the tumor and adjacent involved organs provides the only true possible curative option for patients with locally recurrent rectal cancer. Aim: To evaluate the su...

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Main Authors: Wael Gawad, Medhat Khafagy, Mohamed Gamil, Ibrahim Fakhr, Moustafa Negm, Nadia Mokhtar, Mohamed Lotayef, Osman Mansour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2014-09-01
Series:Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute
Subjects:
Recurrent rectal cancer
Abdominosacral resection
Extended pelvic exenteration
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110036214000430

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