title: An evaluation of palliative abdominoperineal resection for carcinoma of the rectum.
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D003125:Colostomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D004598:Electrosurgery; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D010502:Perineum / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012003:Rectal Fistula / Q000209:etiology; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D012006:Rectovaginal Fistula / Q000209:etiology; D012744:Sex Ratio; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology; D001747:Urinary Bladder Fistula / Q000209:etiology; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000209:etiology