title: [The value of endoluminal multiplane ultrasonography in evaluation of rectal cancer progression].
abstract: The authors present the value of transrectal endosonography in estimating infiltration of each layer of the rectum wall and neighboring organs and metastases into rectal lymphatic glands. The sensitivity of the examination in authors hands was about 83.7%. Authors prove the usefulness of endosonography in the proper assessment of the rectal cancer staging.
authors.affiliation: I Kliniki Chirurgicznej Instytutu Chirurgii Wojskowej Akademii Medycznej w Lodzi.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Howaniec
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brocki
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sapiezko
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Palewicz
mesh_terms: D019160:Endosonography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity