Current
best practices and rationalistic perspectives in causation-based
prevention, early detection and multidisciplinary treatment
of breast and gastric cancer
Gastric & Breast Cancer e-journal DOI: 10.2122/gbc.2011.0180
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Laparoscopic transanal sphincter preservation-rectal cancer resection.
Ernst Hanisch, MD.
Affiliation: Prof. Dr.med. Ernst Hanisch, Chefarzt und Ärztlicher Direktor, Klinik für Allgemein- Viszeral- und Endokrine Chirurgie, Asklepios Klinik Langen, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der JWG-Universität Frankfurt, Röntgenstr 20, 63225 Langen .
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Sphincter-preserving surgery for lower rectal cancer represents a major challenge. Although this treatment strategy is strongly required by patients for improved quality of life (QOL) it is associated with high risk of local recurrence and death. Applying newer surgical and oncological approaches, a sphincter-preserving approach could be performed. But how feasible and safe could be such a multimodal and multidisciplinary therapy consisted by preoperative (neoadjuvant) treatment for tumor shrinkage followed by laparoscopic surgery?
(Citation: Gastric & Breast Cancer 2011; 10(3): 170-172)
