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A qualitative study of the development of a multidisciplinary case conference review methodology to reduce involved margins in pelvic exenteration surgery for recurrent rectal cancer.

Gabriëlle H van RamshorstS O'ShannassyW E BrownJ G KenchM J Solomon
Published in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2018)
A retrospective multidisciplinary case evaluation of pelvic exenteration patients with involved surgical margins led to a list of recommendations which included the need to plan for wider surgical soft tissue resections and improvement in interdisciplinary communication. Lessons learned may increase clear margin rates in future resections.
Keyphrases
  • rectal cancer
  • locally advanced
  • soft tissue
  • minimally invasive
  • liver metastases
  • quality improvement
  • coronary artery bypass
  • current status
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • atrial fibrillation
  • surgical site infection