CRYOSURGERY IN PALLIATIVE TREATMENT OF RECTAL CARCINOMA.

Author(s) : FALTYN J., DVORAK K.

Summary

THE PAPER DEALS WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF PALLIATIVE SURGICAL THERAPY OF ANAL AND RECTAL TUMOURS. THE AUTHORS EMPHASIZE THE VALUE OF CRYOSURGERY IN THE TREATMENT OF TUMOURS LOCATED IN THIS REGION AND STRESS THE NEED OF A RATIONAL COMBINATION OF CRYOSURGICAL AND ENDOSCOPIC METHODS. THEY SPECIFY THE CRITERIA WHICH THEY APPLY IN SELECTING PATIENTS FOR CRYOSURGERY. ILLUSTRATIVE CASE REPORTS AND STATISTICS OF PERFORMED OPERATIONS ARE GIVEN.

Details

  • Original title: CRYOSURGERY IN PALLIATIVE TREATMENT OF RECTAL CARCINOMA.
  • Record ID : 1991-0449
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1989/10/11
  • Source: Source: Proc. 7th int. Congr. Cryosurg., Beijing
    407-409; 6 ref.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.