Extended Total Mesorectal Excision (e-TME) for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer.

Narendra PanditKunal Bikram DeoSujan GautamTek Narayan YadavAwaj KafleSudhir Kumar SinghLaligen Awale

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal cancer (2021)

e-TME with curative intent, though a complex procedure, is associated with high wound-related morbidity, R1 resection, but improved median survival benefit.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
locally advanced
minimally invasive
free survival
surgical site infection
squamous cell carcinoma
wound healing
prognostic factors