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Chapter
Laparoscopic Left Hemicolectomy
What is the clear definition of left colectomy? Unfortunately, the answer is not as clear as it is with a right colectomy. The resection can involve resection of the colonic segment anywhere between the left t...
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Laparoscopic Anterior Resection
The first radical rectal surgery was first performed by Sir William Ernest Miles with a permanent stoma in 1907 while restorative rectal resection was introduced in 1948 by Claude F Dixon. The evolution of usi...
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Article
Pathological Complete Response After Neoadjuvant Therapy in Rectal Adenocarcinoma: a 5-Year Follow-up
Neoadjuvant therapy is the gold standard treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer. It may induce complete sterilization of tumor cell and decreases its local recurrence rate. While 15–20% of patients were f...
