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01-12-2017 | Video Forum
Stereotactic navigation during laparoscopic surgery for locally recurrent rectal cancer
Authors:
K. Kawada, S. Hasegawa, T. Okada, K. Hida, T. Okamoto, Y. Sakai
Published in:
Techniques in Coloproctology
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Issue 12/2017
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Excerpt
Local cancer recurrence following rectal surgery is a major problem that threatens the prognosis and quality of life of individual patients. Surgery for locally recurrent rectal cancer is technically challenging due to postoperative adhesions and altered anatomy around the tumor. In addition, the surgical procedure can vary greatly, depending on the site of local recurrence and its anatomical relationship to the adjacent structures. …