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Lateral lymph node dissection for low rectal cancer: Is it necessary?

Rectal cancer constitutes a major public health issue. Total mesorectal excision has remained the gold standard treatment for mid and low rectal tumors since its introduction in the late 1980s. Removal of all lymph nodes located in the mesorectum has indeed improved pathological and oncological outc...

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Autores principales: Christou, Niki, Meyer, Jeremy, Toso, Christian, Ris, Frédéric, Buchs, Nicolas Christian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6710187/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31496614
http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v25.i31.4294