Salvage surgery for local regrowths in Watch & Wait - Are we harming our patients by deferring the surgery?
Abstract
Background Rectal cancer surgery conveys significant morbidity/mortality, long-term functional impairment and urinary & sexual dysfunction, especially if associated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (ChRT). Watch & Wait (W&W) is gaining momentum as an option for patients with clinical complete response (cCR) after ChRT. Approximately 30% will develop a local regrowth (RG) and need deferred surgery. Our study aimed to assess the short-term...
Paper Details
Title
Salvage surgery for local regrowths in Watch & Wait - Are we harming our patients by deferring the surgery?
Published Date
Sep 1, 2019
Volume
45
Issue
9
Pages
1559 - 1566
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