The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 198, Issue 6 , Pages 765-770, December 2009

Permanent diversion rates after neoadjuvant therapy and coloanal anastomosis for rectal cancer

  • R. Scott Nelson, D.O.

      Affiliations

    • Colon and Rectal Surgery, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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  • Elena Boland, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery; University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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  • B. Mark Ewing, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mathematics, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
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  • Garnet J. Blatchford, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Colon and Rectal Surgery, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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  • Charles Ternent, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Colon and Rectal Surgery, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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  • M. Shashidharan, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Colon and Rectal Surgery, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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  • N. Anh Tran, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Colon and Rectal Surgery, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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  • Jennifer Beaty, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Colon and Rectal Surgery, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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  • Alan G. Thorson, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Colon and Rectal Surgery, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-402-343-1122; fax: +1-402-343-1177

Received 10 March 2009; received in revised form 27 May 2009

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PII: S0002-9610(09)00542-X

doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.05.024

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 198, Issue 6 , Pages 765-770, December 2009