European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 33, Issue 4 , Pages 459-462 , May 2007

Functional results and quality of life for patients with very low rectal cancer undergoing coloanal anastomosis or perineal colostomy with colonic muscular graft

  • M. Pocard

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Oncology, Institut Gustave Roussy, 39 rue Camille Desmoulins, 94805 Villejuif Cedex, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +33 1 42 11 42 11; fax: +33 1 42 11 52 13.
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  • L. Sideris

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Oncology, Institut Gustave Roussy, 39 rue Camille Desmoulins, 94805 Villejuif Cedex, France
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  • F. Zenasni

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psycho-oncology, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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  • P. Duvillard

      Affiliations

    • Department of Histology, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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  • V. Boige

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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  • D. Goéré

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Oncology, Institut Gustave Roussy, 39 rue Camille Desmoulins, 94805 Villejuif Cedex, France
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  • D. Elias

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Oncology, Institut Gustave Roussy, 39 rue Camille Desmoulins, 94805 Villejuif Cedex, France
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  • D. Malka

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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  • M. Ducreux

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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  • P. Lasser

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Oncology, Institut Gustave Roussy, 39 rue Camille Desmoulins, 94805 Villejuif Cedex, France

,Accepted 11 October 2006.

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PII: S0748-7983(06)00409-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2006.10.023

European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 33, Issue 4 , Pages 459-462 , May 2007

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