Abdominoperineal excision in Australasia: clinical outcomes, predictive factors and recent trends of nonrestorative rectal cancer surgery.
N SmithPeadar S WatersOliver PeacockJ C KongA C LynchJ J McCormickA HeriotS K WarrierPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2020)
The rates of APR in Australia and New Zealand remain high but are comparable to international figures, with one-third of rectal cancers being treated by APR. The main determinants of APR are tumour height, T stage and neoadjuvant therapy requirement. CRM positivity was higher in APR patients.
Keyphrases
- rectal cancer
- locally advanced
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- minimally invasive
- ejection fraction
- body mass index
- prognostic factors
- lymph node
- coronary artery bypass
- squamous cell carcinoma
- radiation therapy
- patient reported outcomes
- stem cells
- acute coronary syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- physical activity
- patient reported