Total mesorectal excision (TME) is a specific surgical technique used in the treatment of rectal cancer in which the bowel with the tumor is entirely removed along with surrounding fat and lymph nodes ...

Short-term preoperative radiotherapy and total mesorectal excision have each been shown to improve local control of disease in patients with resectable rectal cancer. We conducted a multicenter ...

This is an area of practice with a paucity of evidence. The randomized study from Japan, Mesorectal Excision With or Without Lateral Node Dissection for Clinical Stage II/III Lower Rectal Cancer: A ...

Phase II Multicenter Study of Bendamustine Plus Rituximab in Patients With Relapsed Indolent B-Cell and Mantle Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Total mesorectal excision (TME) for rectal cancer may result ...

Evidence-based recommendations on transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer in adults. This involves removing the cancer through the anus or a small cut in the abdomen. This guidance ...

The 2 main types of surgery for rectal cancer are trans anal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) and total mesorectal excision (TME). Surgery to the large bowel (colon) is different to rectal cancer surgery ...

Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare, ulcerative skin condition of unknown origin, with an annual incidence of 3 to 10 cases per million people. Skin lesions develop as painful, edematous nodules or ...

Fifteen years ago, laparoscopic surgery of rectal cancer was considered as radical in terms of oncology as open surgery. A trend to reduce surgical injury may be observed in surgery in recent years.