A new paradigm for rectal cancer: Organ preservation: Introducing the International Watch & Wait Database (IWWD)

Eur J Surg Oncol. 2015 Dec;41(12):1562-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2015.09.008. Epub 2015 Oct 20.

Authors

G L Beets¹, N L Figueiredo², A Habr-Gama³, C J H van de Velde⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: g.beets@nki.nl.
² Colorectal Surgery - Digestive Department, Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal.
³ Angelita & Joaquim Gama Institute, São Paulo, Brazil; University of São Paulo, School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil.
⁴ Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Centre, The Netherlands.

PMID: 26493223
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2015.09.008

No abstract available

Keywords: Decision making; EURECCA; Rectal cancer; Watch & Wait.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Colectomy / standards*
Colorectal Surgery / methods*
Humans
Neoadjuvant Therapy
Rectal Neoplasms / surgery*