The rationale for preservation of the anal sphincter in patients with low rectal cancer

Br J Surg. 1984 Aug;71(8):575-81. doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800710802.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anal Canal / surgery*
  • Colostomy / psychology
  • Fecal Incontinence / etiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Methods
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Quality of Life
  • Rectal Neoplasms / mortality
  • Rectal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Rectal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Time Factors