Jia-gang Han, Zhen-jun Wang, Guang-hui Wei, Zhi-gang Gao, Yong Yang, Bing-qiang Yi, Hua-chong Ma, Bo Zhao, Bao-cheng Zhao, Hao Qu
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of individual cylindrical abdominoperineal resection (CAPR) for locally advanced low rectal cancer. METHODS: From June 2011 to February 2012, 11 patients with locally advanced low rectal cancer underwent individual CAPR. There were 7 male and 4 female patients, aged from 32 to 74 years with a median of 64 years. Forty-seven patients underwent classic CAPR from January 2008 to February 2012. Preoperative and postoperative parameters such as clinical information of patients, tissue morphometry and complications were compared...
April 2013: Zhonghua Wai Ke za Zhi [Chinese Journal of Surgery]