Locoregional recurrences after transanal total mesorectal excision of rectal cancer during the exploration phase

S K Warrier^{1

2}, S Bell², G Guest³, A Heriot¹, J C Kong¹, T W Eglinton⁴, J Hayes⁵, A Merrie⁵, D Clark⁶, A Stevenson⁶

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cancer Surgery, Division of Cancer Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
² Department of Surgery, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
³ Department of Surgery, Geelong University Hospital, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
⁴ Department of Surgery, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.
⁵ Department of Surgery, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
⁶ Department of Surgery, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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S K Warrier et al. Br J Surg. 2020 Aug.

. 2020 Aug;107(9):e353.

doi: 10.1002/bjs.11753. Epub 2020 Jun 19.

S K Warrier^{1

2}, S Bell², G Guest³, A Heriot¹, J C Kong¹, T W Eglinton⁴, J Hayes⁵, A Merrie⁵, D Clark⁶, A Stevenson⁶

¹ Division of Cancer Surgery, Division of Cancer Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
² Department of Surgery, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
³ Department of Surgery, Geelong University Hospital, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
⁴ Department of Surgery, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.
⁵ Department of Surgery, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
⁶ Department of Surgery, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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Locoregional recurrences after transanal total mesorectal excision of rectal cancer during implementation.
van Oostendorp SE, Belgers HJ, Bootsma BT, Hol JC, Belt EJTH, Bleeker W, Den Boer FC, Demirkiran A, Dunker MS, Fabry HFJ, Graaf EJR, Knol JJ, Oosterling SJ, Slooter GD, Sonneveld DJA, Talsma AK, Van Westreenen HL, Kusters M, Hompes R, Bonjer HJ, Sietses C, Tuynman JB. van Oostendorp SE, et al. Br J Surg. 2020 Aug;107(9):1211-1220. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11525. Epub 2020 Apr 4. Br J Surg. 2020. PMID: 32246472 Free PMC article.

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