abdominoperineal resection

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Key Facts

Abbreviation
APR
Pronunciation
/ˌæbdəmɪnəʊpəˈriːniəl rɪˈsekʃən/
Category
Medical
Related Field
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Examples in Context

  1. Application of laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection(APR) in the treatment of low rectal cancer
  2. Therapeutic effects of low anterior resection and abdominoperineal resection(APR) on middle or lower rectal cancer
  3. Objective To find out the factors affecting results of abdominoperineal resection(APR) for rectal cancer and explore the ways to improve postoperative survival rate.
  4. Objective : To evaluate prospectively the advantage of laparoscopic assisted abdominoperineal resection(APR) and open abdominoperineal resection(APR) for cancer treatment and to study the reliability and safety of laparoscopic assisted abdominoperineal resection(APR).
  5. Conclusion Neoadjuvant preoperative radiotherapy and chemoradiotherapy is effective in local tumor control and improving survival for locally advanced middle-low rectal cancer, which can raise the rate of sphincter-preserving surgery, and achieve comparable result to abdominoperineal resection(APR).

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