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mesorectum

The fold of peritoneum, or mesentery, attached to the upper portion of the rectum and connecting it with the sacrum.
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2008
2008
Who should be followed up after transanal endoscopic resection of rectal tumours?
Objective  To determine follow‐up requirements following transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) for rectal tumours based on… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Magnetic resonance imaging of the low rectum: defining the radiological anatomy
Low rectal cancer provides a particular surgical challenge of local tumour control and sphincter preservation. Histopathological… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Education is the key to quality of surgery for rectal cancer.
Review
2005
Review
2005
Urinary and sexual function after total mesorectal excision.
  • C. Maurer
  • Recent results in cancer research. Fortschritte…
  • 2005
  • Corpus ID: 20750290
The autonomous pelvic nerves are in close contact to the visceral pelvic fascia that surrounds the mesorectum. The concept of… 
2004
2004
Local radiological staging of rectal cancer.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
"Mesorectum": the surgical value of an anatomical approach
The quality of total extirpation of the "mesorectum" nowadays determines the prognosis of rectal cancer but the planes of… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Pathologic prognostic factors in the recurrence of rectal cancer.
For rectal cancer, local recurrence following surgical treatment is a grave complication that occurs in as many as 25% of cases… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Extrafascial excision of the rectum
PURPOSE: It is now agreed that it is of vital importance to maintain the fascia propria as an intact envelope around the… 
2000
2000
Vascular organization in the mesorectum: angiography of rectal resection specimens
Abstract. The technical advances in rectal cancer surgery are known as the total mesorectal excision. The resection in an… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
[Rectal carcinoma. Optimizing therapy by partial or total mesorectum removal].
The role of total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer treatment is one of the most exciting findings in surgical oncology of… 
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