• Surg. Clin. North Am. · Feb 1993

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    Preoperative evaluation and postoperative surveillance for patients with colorectal carcinoma.

    • P V Vignati and P L Roberts.
    • Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts.
    • Surg. Clin. North Am. 1993 Feb 1;73(1):67-84.

    AbstractAs the understanding of the biology of carcinoma of the colon and rectum increases and the effectiveness of adjuvant therapy for patients with such carcinoma improves, preoperative staging of disease has assumed an increasingly important role. The rationale and specifics of preoperative evaluation and the role, rationale, and controversies regarding postoperative surveillance after curative resection of colorectal carcinoma are discussed.

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