title: Treatment of colorectal cancer--techniques for local excision.
abstract: Local excision of rectal carcinomas may be performed in selected cases with well differentiated, small "early" carcinomas or as a compromise operation in patients too frail for a major surgical procedure.
authors.affiliation: University of Lund, Department of Surgery, Malmö General Hospital, Sweden.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Ekelund
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*