Browsing Medicine by Subject "Rectal Neoplasms"

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Colonoscopic ultrasound is associated with a learning phenomenon despite previous rigid probe experience

Siriwardana, P.N.; Hewavisenthi, S.J.de S.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Deen, K.I. (Springer India, 2009)

Colonoscopic ultrasound (CUS) enables total colonoscopic examination combined with staging of tumor. Rigid probe transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) is reliable in assessing rectal cancer. Both the modalities are associated with ...
Neoadjuvant therapy for rectal cancer down-stages the tumor but reduces lymph node harvest significantly

Wijesuriya, S.R.E.; Deen, K.I.; Hewavisenthi, J.; Balawardana, J.; Perera, M. (Springer International, 2005)

PURPOSE: The impact of neoadjuvant therapy (NAT) for rectal cancer on lymph node yield is not well known. This study evaluates the impact of NAT on tumor regression and lymph node harvest. METHODS: The subjects were 40 ...
Preoperative adjuvant radiation with chemotherapy for rectal cancer: its impact on stage of disease and the role of endorectal ultrasound

Bernini, A.; Deen, K.I.; Madoff, R.D.; Wong, W.D. (Springer International, 1996)

BACKGROUND: Preoperative adjuvant radiation combined with chemotherapy is a recent development in the management of patients with rectalcancer invading perirectal tissue and regional lymph nodes. This study was performed ...

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