Bowel function and quality of life after local excision or total mesorectal excision following chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer
British journal of surgery2016Vol. 104(1), pp. 138–147
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Salvatore Pucciarelli, Francesca Giandomenico, Antonino De Paoli, Teresa Gavaruzzi, Lorella Lotto, Giovanna Mantello, Carmen Barba, Paola Zotti, Silvia Flora, Paola Del Bianco
Abstract
Patients who underwent local excision had a better quality of life and bowel function than those who underwent mesorectal excision.
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