ARTERIAL STUMP MEASUREMENT: QUALITY INDICATOR IN COLORECTAL SURGERY

Authors

  • M.G. DIMOFTE “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi
  • S. LUNCA “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi
  • S. MORARASU “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi

Keywords:

ARTERIAL STUMP, COLORECTAL, SURGERY, QUALITY INDICATOR

Abstract

Measuring quality of surgery in colorectal resections for cancer has become an important subject of research since the principles of total mesorectal excision (TME) for rectal cancer and complete mesocolic excision (CME) for colon cancer have been brought forward. CME surgery proved to decrease local recurrence in colon cancer to 3.3%. Similarly, TME was shown to drastically improve surgical outcomes in rectal cancer.

Author Biographies

  • M.G. DIMOFTE, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi

    2nd Department of Surgical Oncology
    Regional Institute of Oncology (IRO), Iasi, Romania

  • S. LUNCA, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi

    2nd Department of Surgical Oncology
    Regional Institute of Oncology (IRO), Iasi, Romania

  • S. MORARASU, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi

    2nd Department of Surgical Oncology
    Regional Institute of Oncology (IRO), Iasi, Romania

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Published

2023-03-31