title: [Results of surgical treatment in 558 patients with carcinoma of the rectum (author's transl)].
abstract: Reviewing 558 patients with carcinoma of the rectum the symptomatology and diagnosis, the different surgical methods and especially the indication for amputation and resection are discussed. Although only 5.5% of 344 (61.6) patients, who had a radical surgical treatment (mortality rate 6.9%), were classified as Dukes A cases, 118 (34.3%) were cured for at least 5 years. The importance of early diagnosis and radical surgery strictly according to the principles of either amputation or resection are stressed. Local techniques in suitable cases are described also.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D011379:Prognosis; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Ergebnisse der chirurgischen Behandlung von 558 Rektumkarzinomen.