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In 29 patients the accuracy of computed tomography (CT) and endosonography were compared for preoperative staging of rectal cancer. CT and endosonography were both reasonably accurate, CT overstaged 6 and understaged one lesion. Endosonography overstaged only 2 cancers. The accuracy of lymph node staging is still not resolved.
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Kramann, B., Hildebrandt, U. Computed tomography versus endosonography in the staging of rectal carcinoma: a comparative study. Int J Colorect Dis 1, 216–218 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01648340
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