title: Total mesenteric excision in the treatment of rectal carcinoma: methods and outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0790, USA.
authors.forename: Todd V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Brennan
authors.forename: Gerald S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Lipshutz
authors.forename: Verna C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Gibbs
authors.forename: Jeffrey A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Norton
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008643:Mesentery / Q000601:surgery*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome