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 ...

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 ...

Sequential Versus Combination Therapy of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Using Fluoropyrimidines, Irinotecan, and Bevacizumab: A Randomized, Controlled Study—XELAVIRI (AIO KRK0110) Improvements in ...