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The Quality Initiative in Rectal Cancer (QIRC) trial: study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial in surgery.

Simunovic M, Goldsmith C, Thabane L, McLeod R, Denardi F, Whelan TJ, Levine MN.

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Pilot study of the quality initiative in rectal cancer strategy.

Simunovic MI, Paterson CA, Coates AJ, Wright JR, Levine MN.

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Quality initiative in rectal cancer strategy: a qualitative study of participating surgeons.

Wright FC, Simunovic M, Coates A, Fitch M.

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The surgeon as a prognostic factor after the introduction of total mesorectal excision in the treatment of rectal cancer.

Martling A, Cedermark B, Johansson H, Rutqvist LE, Holm T.

Br J Surg. 2002 Aug;89(8):1008-13.PMID: 12153626 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Laparoscopic versus open total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer.

Breukink S, Pierie J, Wiggers T.

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Alternative clinical end points in rectal cancer--are we getting closer?

Glynne-Jones R, Mawdsley S, Pearce T, Buyse M.

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Pre-operative radiotherapy and curative surgery for the management of localized rectal carcinoma.

Wong RK, Tandan V, De Silva S, Figueredo A.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007 Apr 18;(2):CD002102. Review.PMID: 17443515 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer--what can be achieved by a national audit?

Wibe A, Eriksen MT, Syse A, Myrvold HE, Søreide O; Norwegian Rectal Cancer Group.

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Relation of hospital volume to colostomy rates and survival for patients with rectal cancer.

Hodgson DC, Zhang W, Zaslavsky AM, Fuchs CS, Wright WE, Ayanian JZ.

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Defunctioning stoma reduces symptomatic anastomotic leakage after low anterior resection of the rectum for cancer: a randomized multicenter trial.

Matthiessen P, Hallböök O, Rutegård J, Simert G, Sjödahl R.

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Should the surgeon or the general practitioner (GP) follow up patients after surgery for colon cancer? A randomized controlled trial protocol focusing on quality of life, cost-effectiveness and serious clinical events.

Augestad KM, Vonen B, Aspevik R, Nestvold T, Ringberg U, Johnsen R, Norum J, Lindsetmo RO.

BMC Health Serv Res. 2008 Jun 25;8:137.PMID: 18578856 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Influence of hospital- and surgeon-related factors on outcome after treatment of rectal cancer with or without preoperative radiotherapy.

Holm T, Johansson H, Cedermark B, Ekelund G, Rutqvist LE.

Br J Surg. 1997 May;84(5):657-63.PMID: 9171755 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Reconstructive techniques after rectal resection for rectal cancer.

Brown CJ, Fenech DS, McLeod RS.

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Endorectal ultrasound in the follow-up of rectal cancer patients treated by local excision or radical surgery.

de Anda EH, Lee SH, Finne CO, Rothenberger DA, Madoff RD, Garcia-Aguilar J.

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Effect of a surgical training programme on outcome of rectal cancer in the County of Stockholm. Stockholm Colorectal Cancer Study Group, Basingstoke Bowel Cancer Research Project.

Martling AL, Holm T, Rutqvist LE, Moran BJ, Heald RJ, Cedemark B.

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Mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: a view from Europe.

Wiig JN, Carlsen E, Søreide O.

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A population-based study of rectal cancer: permanent colostomy as an outcome.

Paszat LF, Brundage MD, Groome PA, Schulze K, Mackillop WJ.

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Operative techniques for radical surgery for rectal carcinoma: can surgeons improve outcomes?

Stocchi L, Wolff BG.

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Education is the key to quality of surgery for rectal cancer.

Mack LA, Temple WJ.

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The influence of the surgeon's and the hospital's caseload on survival and local recurrence after colorectal cancer surgery.

Renzulli P, Lowy A, Maibach R, Egeli RA, Metzger U, Laffer UT.

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