Bartelink H
Het Nederlands Kanker Instituut/Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Ziekenhuis, afd. Radiotherapie, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2001 Nov 24;145(47):2259-60.
The value of a short course of radiotherapy prior to total mesorectal excision was studied in patients with resectable rectal cancer. The new surgical technique of total mesorectal excision was introduced under appropriate supervision and gave favourable treatment results. The incidence of local recurrence was markedly reduced by preoperative radiotherapy. Long term results should give greater insight into potential improvements in survival rates and any late side effects which may arise as a result of the radiation schedule.
在可切除直肠癌患者中，研究了全直肠系膜切除术前短程放疗的价值。全直肠系膜切除这一新的手术技术是在适当监督下引入的，且取得了良好的治疗效果。术前放疗显著降低了局部复发率。长期结果将更深入地了解生存率的潜在改善情况以及因放疗方案可能出现的任何晚期副作用。
