Abdominoperineal resection was performed in 12 (55%) patients and low anterior resection in 10 (45%). Postoperative complications included anastomotic leakage in 2 patients (20%, 2/10) and wound infection in 1 (5%, 1/22). No grade 3 or 4 toxicities other than grade 3 leukocytopenia in...
PROCEDURE: Low cervical Cesa What is the pathogenesis of acute appendicitis? What are the criteria for diagnosing osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee joint radiologically? Are changes to be expected with advancing age? To what extent would it be considered significant in those below 50 y...
The patient was a 44-year-old male in whom low anterior resection of the rectum, partial pneumonectomy, and liver biopsy were performed because of suspicion of synchronous liver and pulmonary metastases of rectal cancer which caused familial adenomatous polyposis. Because anticancer drug sensitivity ...