title: Does sphincter preservation for rectal cancer compromise survival?
authors.affiliation: Northwestern University Medical School, Evanston, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Sener
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Steele
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000401:mortality* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001003:Anal Canal; D003125:Colostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003672:Defecation; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome