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Abdominoperineal resection for recurrent cancer following anterior resection

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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Cases are reviewed of 12 patients who had abdominoperineal resections for cancer recurrence subsequent to anterior resection. Although this procedure is technically more difficult, we experienced no mortality or significant morbidity, and the postoperative hospital stay was similar to that of patients who received an abdominoperineal resection as a primary procedure. Although we have no long-term cures, at least significant palliation can be achieved in selected patients who have no evidence of distant metastases

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  1. Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Mark M. Segall M.D., Stanley M. Goldberg M.D., Santhat Nivatvongs M.D., Emmanuel G. Balcos M.D., Frederic D. Nemer M.D., Jerry L. Schottler M.D., Carl E. Christenson M.D. & David A. Rothenberger M.D.

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Read at the meeting of the American Society of Colon Rectal Surgeons, Hollywood, Florida, May 11 to 16, 1980. This paper received the Ohio Valley Proctologic Society Award.

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Segall, M.M., Goldberg, S.M., Nivatvongs, S. et al. Abdominoperineal resection for recurrent cancer following anterior resection. Dis Colon Rectum 24, 80–84 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02604290

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