Letter to editor: A systematic review and meta-analysis comparing surgical and oncological outcomes of upper rectal, rectosigmoid and sigmoid tumours

Eur J Surg Oncol. 2021 Oct;47(10):2700-2701. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2021.07.006. Epub 2021 Jul 8.

Authors

Francesco Fiorica¹, Giuseppe Napoli², Massimiliano Berretta³, Giorgio Soliani⁴, Gabriele Anania⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, AULSS 9 Scaligera, Verona, Italy. Electronic address: francesco.fiorica@aulss9.veneto.it.
² Department of Radiation Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, AULSS 9 Scaligera, Verona, Italy.
³ Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
⁴ Department of Medical Sciences, Section of General and Thoracic Surgery, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.

PMID: 34465485
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2021.07.006

No abstract available

Keywords: Comibined treatment; Meta-analysis; Neoadjuvant approach; Radiotherapy; Rectosigmoid cancer; Upper rectal cancer.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Humans
Rectal Neoplasms* / surgery
Rectum / surgery
Sigmoid Neoplasms* / surgery