Assessing surgical difficulty in locally advanced mid-low rectal cancer: the accuracy of two MRI-based predictive scores.
Nicola De' AngelisF PigneurA Martínez-PérezG C VitaliFilippo LandiS A Gómez-AbrilM AssalinoE EspinF RisA LucianiF Brunettinull nullPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2018)
The EuMaRCS score was found to be more sensitive and specific than the previous score in predicting surgical difficulty in LARC patients who are candidates for L-TME. However, this score has yet to be externally validated.