Impact of the preoperative prognostic nutritional index as a predictor for postoperative complications after resection of locally recurrent rectal cancer

Local recurrence is common after curative resections for rectal cancer. Surgical intervention is among the best treatment choices. However, achieving a negative resection margin often requires extensive pelvic...

Source: BMC Cancer - April 20, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Masakatsu Paku, Mamoru Uemura, Masatoshi Kitakaze, Shiki Fujino, Takayuki Ogino, Norikatsu Miyoshi, Hidekazu Takahashi, Hirofumi Yamamoto, Tsunekazu Mizushima, Yuichiro Doki and Hidetoshi Eguchi Tags: Research article Source Type: research