Extralevator with vs nonextralevator abdominoperineal excision for rectal cancer: the RELAPe randomized controlled trial.

F BiancoG RomanoP TsarkovG StanojevicK ShroyerS GiuratrabocchettaRoberto Bergamaschinull null

Published in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2018)

ELAPE was associated with statistically improved CRM with no difference in IOP and complication rates compared with non-ELAPE for rectal cancer involving the external anal sphincter.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
randomized controlled trial
locally advanced
study protocol
high grade
systematic review
squamous cell carcinoma
urinary incontinence
radiation therapy