Combining all forces: abdominoperineal resection in an obese male

BACKGROUND: In patients with rectal cancer, pelvic dissection is challenging. A complete total mesorectal excision (TME) is particularly difficult in a narrow and long pelvis often encountered in males. This difficulty is compounded in the obese. In addition to the open approach being morbid, laparo...

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Published in:J Vis Surg
Main Authors: Alsabhan, Fahad, Eftaiha, Saleh, Pai, Ajit, Prasad, Leela M., Park, John J., Marecik, Slawomir J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: AME Publishing Company 2016
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Original Article on Colorectal Surgery
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5637635/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29078510
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jovs.2016.03.20
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