Computed tomography based cross-sectional anatomy of the pelvis predicts surgical outcome after rectal cancer surgery.

Ann Surg Treat Res · 2020 · PMC7406401 · PMID 32802814

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Comparing survival outcomes, patients with cross-sectional areas below 88.8 cm 2 showed lower survival rate (72.5% of 3-year DFS) than patients with cross-sectional areas above 88.8 cm 2 (87.2% of 3-year DFS), with marginal significance (P = 0.055) ( Fig. 2 ).

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