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Accuracy in differentiation of mucinous and nonmucinous rectal carcinoma on MR imaging

scientific article published on January 2003

Anal cancer study based on Korea central cancer registry data: one step forward in clinical research

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Analysis of anal sphincter preservation rate according to tumor level and neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in rectal cancer patients

scientific article published on 13 August 2007

Anastomotic Leakage After Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer Is Different Between Minimally Invasive Surgery and Open Surgery.

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Anatomic basis of sharp pelvic dissection for curative resection of rectal cancer

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Apoptosis and proliferation in paired primary colorectal adenocarcinomas and their liver metastases

scientific article published on 01 April 2004

Application of the Western-based adjuvant online model to Korean colon cancer patients; a single institution experience

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Assessment and management of low anterior resection syndrome after sphincter preserving surgery for rectal cancer

scientific article published on 26 June 2020

Assessment of biomarkers in paired primary and recurrent colorectal adenocarcinomas

scientific article published on 01 December 1999

Assessment of sexual and voiding function after total mesorectal excision with pelvic autonomic nerve preservation in males with rectal cancer

scientific article published on 01 September 2002

Biomarker-Based Scoring System for Prediction of Tumor Response After Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy in Rectal Cancer by Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Analysis.

scientific article published in December 2016

Can a biomarker-based scoring system predict pathologic complete response after preoperative chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer?

scientific article published on 01 May 2014

Can better surgical outcomes be obtained in the learning process of robotic rectal cancer surgery? A propensity score-matched comparison between learning phases

scientific article published on 13 February 2020

Cetuximab in combination with 5-fluorouracil, leucovorin and irinotecan as a neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with initially unresectable colorectal liver metastases

scientific article published on 30 November 2007

Challenges and shifting treatment strategies in the surgical treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer

scientific article published on 11 June 2020

Characteristics and Survival of Korean Patients With Colorectal Cancer Based on Data From the Korea Central Cancer Registry Data

scientific article published on 31 August 2018

Chemoradiotherapy with or without consolidation chemotherapy using cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil in anal squamous cell carcinoma: long-term results in 31 patients

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Chromosomal imbalances in the colorectal carcinomas with microsatellite instability

scientific article published on October 2003

Clinical implications from a single-center study of colorectal adenocarcinoma in transplant recipients.

scientific article published on 5 December 2014

Clinicopathological and biomolecular characteristics of stage IIB/IIC and stage IIIA colon cancer: Insight into the survival paradox

scientific article published on 27 May 2019

Colon Stricture After Ischemia Following a Robot-Assisted Ultra-Low Anterior Resection With Coloanal Anastomosis

scientific article published on 31 August 2015

Colonic ischemia following surgery for sigmoid colon and rectal cancer: a study of 10 cases and a review of the literature.

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Colorectal flat neoplasia.

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Colorectal mucinous carcinoma: findings on MRI.

scientific article published in March 1999

Comparative study of transrectal ultrasonography, pelvic computerized tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging in preoperative staging of rectal cancer

scientific article published on 01 June 1999

Comparison of the clinicopathologic features between flat and polypoid adenoma

scientific article published on 01 January 2008

Comparison of trans-anal endoscopic operation and trans-anal excision of rectal tumors.

scientific article published on 10 January 2017

Cost-effectiveness of robotic surgery for rectal cancer focusing on short-term outcomes: a propensity score-matching analysis.

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Critical and Challenging Issues in the Surgical Management of Low-Lying Rectal Cancer

scientific article published on 01 August 2018

Current status and future perspectives on treatment of liver metastasis in colorectal cancer (Review).

scientific article published on 27 March 2017

Cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for appendiceal and colorectal cancer with peritoneal carcinomatosis: Clinical outcomes at 2 tertiary referral centers in Korea

scientific article published on May 2017

Detection of human papillomavirus in warty carcinoma of the uterine cervix: comparison of immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization and in situ polymerase chain reaction methods

scientific article published on 01 January 1998

Difference between right-sided and left-sided colorectal cancers: from embryology to molecular subtype.

scientific article published on 19 February 2018

Different clinical features according to the anastomotic leakage subtypes after rectal cancer surgeries: contained vs. free leakages

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Differential gene expression profiles of metastases in paired primary and metastatic colorectal carcinomas

scientific article published on 11 September 2008

Early detection of colorectal cancer based on presence of methylated syndecan-2 (SDC2) in stool DNA

scientific article published on 15 March 2019

Effect of the 6-week home-based exercise program on physical activity level and physical fitness in colorectal cancer survivors: A randomized controlled pilot study.

scientific article published on 26 April 2018

Effects of 12 weeks of probiotic supplementation on quality of life in colorectal cancer survivors: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

scientific article published on 23 October 2014

Effects of Postoperative Pain Management on Immune Function After Laparoscopic Resection of Colorectal Cancer: A Randomized Study.

scientific article published on May 2016

Efficacy of Immunohistochemical Staining in Differentiating a Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Poorly Differentiated Rectal Cancer: Two Case Reports

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Efficacy of imatinib mesylate neoadjuvant treatment for a locally advanced rectal gastrointestinal stromal tumor.

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Efficacy of oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy in curatively resected colorectal cancer with liver metastasis

scientific article published on 03 November 2011

Essential Anatomy of the Anorectum for Colorectal Surgeons Focused on the Gross Anatomy and Histologic Findings.

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Exposure of surgeons to extremely low-frequency magnetic fields during laparoscopic and robotic surgeries

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Factors affecting pouch-related outcomes after restorative proctocolectomy.

scientific article published on 19 October 2017

Feasibility and Impact on Surgical Outcomes of Modified Double-Stapling Technique for Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Anterior Resection

scientific article published on 04 January 2013

Feasibility and safety of laparoscopic resection following stent insertion for obstructing left-sided colon cancer

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Genetic and epigenetic marker-based DNA test of stool is a promising approach for colorectal cancer screening.

scientific article published on 23 June 2009

Hand-sewn coloanal anastomosis for distal rectal cancer: long-term clinical outcomes

scientific article published on 01 July 2005

Hemi-levator excision to provide greater sphincter preservation in low rectal cancer

scientific article published on 03 March 2013

High KLF4 level in normal tissue predicts poor survival in colorectal cancer patients

scientific article published on 24 July 2014

High levels of serum VEGF and TIMP-1 are correlated with colon cancer liver metastasis and intrahepatic recurrence after liver resection ⬇️

scientific article published on April 23, 2012

High-risk clinicopathological features and their predictive significance in Korean patients with stage II colon cancer

scientific article published on 22 July 2016

Impact of anastomotic leakage on long-term oncologic outcome and its related factors in rectal cancer

scientific article published on July 2016

Impact of the prognostic nutritional index on the recovery and long-term oncologic outcome of patients with colorectal cancer.

scientific article published on 27 February 2017

Impact of tumor sidedness on survival and recurrence patterns in colon cancer patients

scientific article published on 29 May 2019

Implications of clinical risk score to predict outcomes of liver-confined metastasis of colorectal cancer.

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Inter-institutional Travel Fellowships-a Need for the Young Surgical Oncologists

scientific article published on 15 March 2018

Intraoperative Archive of Right Colonic Vascular Variability Aids Central Vascular Ligation and Redefines Gastrocolic Trunk of Henle Variants.

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Intraoperative colonoscopy for the assessment and prevention of anastomotic leakage in low anterior resection for rectal cancer

scientific article published on 31 January 2017

Intrauterine contraceptive device-related actinomycosis infection presenting as ovarian cancer with carcinomatosis.

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Is A Mode of Presentation of Colorectal Cancer Different According to Each Individual's Social-economic Status?

scientific article published on 31 August 2016

Is a Microsatellite Instability Still Useful for Tailored Treatment in Stage II and III Colon Cancer?

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Is the learning curve of robotic low anterior resection shorter than laparoscopic low anterior resection for rectal cancer?: a comparative analysis of clinicopathologic outcomes between robotic and laparoscopic surgeries

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Isolated paraaortic lymph-node recurrence after the curative resection of colorectal carcinoma.

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Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy with complete mesocolic excision provides acceptable perioperative outcomes but is lengthy--analysis of learning curves for a novice minimally invasive surgeon

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Late anastomotic leakage after anal sphincter saving surgery for rectal cancer: is it different from early anastomotic leakage?

scientific article published on 05 May 2020

Learning curve for single-incision laparoscopic resection of right-sided colon cancer by complete mesocolic excision

scientific article published on June 2016

Local excision after neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy in advanced rectal cancer: a national multicenter analysis.

scientific article published on 9 July 2013

Long-term Voiding and Sexual Function in Male Patients After Robotic Total Mesorectal Excision With Autonomic Nerve Preservation for Rectal Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

Long-term oncologic outcomes of laparoscopic right hemicolectomy during the learning curve period: comparative study with cases after the learning curve period.

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Long-term oncologic outcomes of robotic low anterior resection for rectal cancer: a comparative study with laparoscopic surgery.

scientific article published in January 2015

Long-term oncologic results of patients with distal rectal cancer treated by local excision with or without adjuvant treatment.

scientific article published on 12 June 2007

Long-term oncological outcomes of robotic versus laparoscopic total mesorectal excision of mid-low rectal cancer following neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy.

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Low-Level Microsatellite Instability as a Potential Prognostic Factor in Sporadic Colorectal Cancer

scientific article published on December 2015

MRI-based EMVI positivity predicts systemic recurrence in rectal cancer patients with a good tumor response to chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery

scientific article published on 22 May 2018

Macrophage migration inhibitory factor may be used as an early diagnostic marker in colorectal carcinomas

scientific article published in May 2008

Magnetic resonance imaging based rectal cancer classification: landmarks and technical standardization.

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Magnetic resonance imaging in rectal cancer: a surgeon's perspective

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Mapping of lateral pelvic lymph node recurrences in rectal cancer: a radiation oncologist's perspective

scientific article published on 15 March 2018

Mass-forming ischemic colitis that mimics colon cancer

scientific article published on 16 April 2020

Minimally Invasive Surgery for Rectal Cancer: Current Status and Future Perspectives.

scientific article published on 10 February 2017

Modified complete mesocolic excision with central vascular ligation for the treatment of right-sided colon cancer: long-term outcomes and prognostic factors

scientific article published on 01 April 2015

Monthly 5-days 5-fluorouracil and low-dose leucovorin for adjuvant chemotherapy in colon cancer.

scientific article published in June 2001

Multicenter Analysis of Long-Term Oncologic Impact of Anastomotic Leakage After Laparoscopic Total Mesorectal Excision: The Korean Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Study Group.

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New Perspectives on Predictive Biomarkers of Tumor Response and Their Clinical Application in Preoperative Chemoradiation Therapy for Rectal Cancer

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Novel anal sphincter saving procedure with partial excision of levator-ani muscle in rectal cancer invading ipsilateral pelvic floor.

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Obstructive colitis proximal to obstructive colorectal carcinoma

scientific article published on January 2009

Oncologic Impact of Fewer Than 12 Lymph Nodes in Patients Who Underwent Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Followed by Total Mesorectal Excision for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

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Oncologic Outcomes of Colon Cancer Patients with Extraregional Lymph Node Metastasis: Comparison of Isolated Paraaortic Lymph Node Metastasis with Resectable Liver Metastasis

scientific article published on 29 December 2015

Oncologic Outcomes of a Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy for Colon Cancer: Results of a 3-Year Follow-up ⬇️

scientific article published on February 29, 2012

Oncologic outcomes and perioperative clinicopathologic results after robot-assisted tumor-specific mesorectal excision for rectal cancer.

scientific article published on 16 February 2013

Oncologic safety and bowel function after ultralow anterior resection with or without intersphincteric resection for low lying rectal cancer: Comparative cross sectional study

scientific article published on 03 December 2019

Operative safety and oncologic outcomes in rectal cancer based on the level of inferior mesenteric artery ligation: a stratified analysis of a large Korean cohort

scientific article published on 01 November 2019

Optimal Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer: the Role of Robotic Surgery from an Expert's View.

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Paradigm Shift in the Treatment of Elderly Patients With Unresectable Stage IV Colorectal Cancer.

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Pathological characteristics of gastrointestinal stromal tumours with PDGFRA mutations.

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Perirectal cystic paragonimiasis: endorectal coil MRI

scientific article published on 01 January 1999

Prediction of transabdominal total mesorectal excision difficulty according to the angle of pelvic floor muscle

scientific article published on 03 September 2019

Predictive Factors for Lymph Node Metastasis in Submucosal Invasive Colorectal Carcinoma: A New Proposal of Depth of Invasion for Radical Surgery

scientific article published on 19 January 2018

Predictors of Pathologic Complete Response in Rectal Cancer Patients Undergoing Total Mesorectal Excision After Preoperative Chemoradiation.

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Preoperative chemoradiotherapy effects on anastomotic leakage after rectal cancer resection: a propensity score matching analysis.

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Preoperative chemoradiotherapy with oral doxifluridine plus low-dose oral leucovorin in unresectable primary rectal cancer.

scientific article published in June 2001

Prevention of perineal hernia after laparoscopic and robotic abdominoperineal resection: review with illustrative case series of internal hernia through pelvic mesh

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Prognosis of ulcerative colitis colorectal cancer vs. sporadic colorectal cancer: propensity score matching analysis.

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Prognostic Impact of Inferior Mesenteric Artery Lymph Node Metastasis in Colorectal Cancer

scientific article published on 21 September 2010

Prognostic effect of perioperative change of serum carcinoembryonic antigen level: a useful tool for detection of systemic recurrence in rectal cancer.

scientific article published on 13 March 2006

Prognostic factors for disease-free survival after preoperative chemotherapy followed by curative resection in patients with colorectal cancer harboring hepatic metastasis: a single-institute, retrospective analysis in Asia

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Prognostic impact of programmed cell death ligand 1 expression on long-term oncologic outcomes in colorectal cancer

scientific article published on 03 August 2018

Prognostic impact of the Lymph node ratio in rectal cancer patients who underwent preoperative chemoradiation

scientific article published on 17 March 2011

Reduced-port laparoscopic surgery for a tumor-specific mesorectal excision in patients with colorectal cancer: initial experience with 20 consecutive cases.

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Reirradiation to the pelvis for recurrent rectal cancer

scientific article published on 27 December 2011

Risk factor analysis of postoperative complications after robotic rectal cancer surgery

scientific article published in November 2011

Robotic Complete Mesocolic Excision and Para-Aortic Lymph Node Dissection for Cecal Cancer and Paraganglioma

scientific article published on 01 October 2018

Robotic Low Ligation of the Inferior Mesenteric Artery for Rectal Cancer Using the Firefly Technique

scientific article published on July 2015

Robotic Partial Excision of Levator-Ani Muscle for Locally Advanced Low Rectal Cancer Invading Ipsilateral Pelvic Floor

scientific article published in 2020

Robotic and laparoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection for rectal cancer: short-term outcomes of 21 consecutive series.

scientific article published on 22 January 2014

Robotic coloanal anastomosis with or without intersphincteric resection for low rectal cancer: starting with the perianal approach followed by robotic procedure.

scientific article published on 6 August 2011

Robotic colorectal surgery: is it still on the way to a landmark?

scientific article published on 29 February 2012

Robotic interface for transabdominal division of the levators and pelvic floor reconstruction in abdominoperineal resection: a case report and technical description

scientific article published on 06 November 2014

Robotic left colon cancer resection: a dual docking technique that maximizes splenic flexure mobilization

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Robotic total mesorectal excision for the treatment of rectal cancer.

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Robotic tumor-specific mesorectal excision of rectal cancer: short-term outcome of a pilot randomized trial.

scientific article published on 13 February 2008

Robotic versus laparoscopic coloanal anastomosis with or without intersphincteric resection for rectal cancer.

scientific article published on 25 May 2013

Robotic versus laparoscopic surgery for mid-low rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy: comparison of oncologic outcomes.

scientific article published on 14 August 2013

Robotics Total Mesorectal Excision Up To the Minute

scientific article published on 04 June 2020

Safe anastomosis in laparoscopic and robotic low anterior resection for rectal cancer: a narrative review and outcomes study from an expert tertiary center.

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Safety and efficacy of the NiTi Shape Memory Compression Anastomosis Ring (CAR/ColonRing) for end-to-end compression anastomosis in anterior resection or low anterior resection.

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Safety and feasibility of a laparoscopic colorectal cancer resection in elderly patients.

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Screening for Lung Cancer Using Low-dose Chest Computed Tomography in Korean Long-term Colorectal Cancer Survivors

scientific article published on 30 March 2019

Serum chemerin levels are independently associated with quality of life in colorectal cancer survivors: A pilot study.

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Short and long-term outcomes of robotic versus laparoscopic total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: a case-matched retrospective study.

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Short-term Outcomes of an Extralevator Abdominoperineal Resection in the Prone Position Compared With a Conventional Abdominoperineal Resection for Advanced Low Rectal Cancer: The Early Experience at a Single Institution

scientific article published on 29 February 2016

Short-term outcomes of the modified extralevator abdominoperineal resection for low rectal cancer (with videos).

scientific article published on 17 July 2015

Significance of Radial Margin in Patients Undergoing Complete Mesocolic Excision for Colon Cancer

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

Strategies to improve clinical research in surgery through international collaboration

scientific article published on September 2013

Surgical Treatment and Outcomes in Patients With Intestinal Behçet Disease: Long-term Experience of a Single Large-Volume Center

scientific article published on June 2015

Surgical management of extra-regional lymph node metastasis in colorectal cancer.

scientific article published on 7 March 2016

Survival outcomes after isolated local recurrence of rectal cancer and risk analysis affecting its resectability

scientific article published on 13 August 2020

T3 Subdivision Correlation with Nodal or Distant Metastasis in Colorectal Cancer; Is It Practically Useful? ⬇️

scientific article published on June 30, 2012

Tailgut cyst: multilocular cystic appearance on MRI

scientific article published on 01 September 1997

Temporal changes in immune cell composition and cytokines in response to chemoradiation in rectal cancer.

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The Characteristics of Bone Metastasis in Patients with Colorectal Cancer: A Long-Term Report from a Single Institution.

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The Impact of Postoperative Complications on Long-term Oncologic Outcomes After Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer

scientific article published on April 2016

The Krüppel-like factor (KLF5) as a predictive biomarker in preoperative chemoradiation therapy for rectal cancer

scientific article published on 29 July 2019

The Learning Curve for Robot-assisted Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer ⬇️

scientific article published on October 1, 2012

The Role of Robotic Surgery for Rectal Cancer: Overcoming Technical Challenges in Laparoscopic Surgery by Advanced Techniques

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The efficacy of infliximab combined with surgical treatment of fistulizing perianal Crohn's disease: Comparative analysis according to fistula subtypes.

scientific article published on 26 August 2017

The impact of robotic surgery for mid and low rectal cancer: a case-matched analysis of a 3-arm comparison--open, laparoscopic, and robotic surgery.

scientific article published on January 2013

The magnetic resonance imaging-based approach for identification of high-risk patients with upper rectal cancer

scientific article published on 01 August 2014

The number of retrieved lymph nodes needed for accurate staging differs based on the presence of preoperative chemoradiation for rectal cancer

scientific article published on September 2016

The relation between inferior mesenteric vein ligation and collateral vessels to splenic flexure: anatomical landmarks, technical precautions and clinical significance

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The role of adjuvant pelvic radiotherapy in rectal cancer with synchronous liver metastasis: a retrospective study.

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The role of primary colectomy after successful endoscopic stenting in patients with obstructive metastatic colorectal cancer

scientific article published on 01 June 2014

Three cases of fistulae arising from gastrointestinal tract treated with endoscopic injection of Histoacryl

scientific article published on 01 February 2001

Transanal Endoscopic Operation Versus Conventional Transanal Excision for Rectal Tumors: Case-Matched Study with Propensity Score Matching

scientific article published on 18 April 2017

Transanal Endoscopic Operation for Rectal Tumor: Short-term Outcomes and Learning Curve Analysis.

scientific article published on 13 April 2016

Transanal specimen extraction in robotic rectal cancer surgery.

scientific article published on 31 October 2011

Treatment Outcomes of Re-irradiation in Locoregionally Recurrent Rectal Cancer and Clinical Significance of Proper Patient Selection

scientific article published on 19 June 2019

Ultralow anterior resection and coloanal anastomosis for distal rectal cancer: functional and oncological results

scientific article published on 01 August 2001

Untargeted Metabolomics and Polyamine Profiling in Serum before and after Surgery in Colorectal Cancer Patients

scientific article published on 27 November 2020

Upfront systemic chemotherapy and preoperative short-course radiotherapy with delayed surgery for locally advanced rectal cancer with distant metastases

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Validation of a quantitative 12-multigene expression assay (Oncotype DX(®) Colon Cancer Assay) in Korean patients with stage II colon cancer: implication of ethnic differences contributing to differences in gene expression

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Vascular Structures of the Right Colon: Incidence and Variations with Their Clinical Implications

scientific article published on 23 May 2016

Visceral fat accumulation is associated with colorectal cancer in postmenopausal women

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Which Patients with Isolated Para-aortic Lymph Node Metastasis Will Truly Benefit from Extended Lymph Node Dissection for Colon Cancer?

scientific article published on 14 July 2017

Whole genome analysis for liver metastasis gene signatures in colorectal cancer.

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