Journal of Gastrointestinal & Digestive System
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Editorial

Open or Laparoscopic Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer what is the Optimal Approach?

Ralph Schneider^1* and Alois Fürst²

¹Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Philipps University Marburg, Germany

²Department of Surgery; Caritas Hospital St. Josef, Regensburg, Germany

*Corresponding Author:

Ralph Schneider
Philipps University Marburg, Department of Visceral
Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Baldingerstrasse
35043 Marburg, Germany
Tel: 0049-6421-5866441
Fax: 0049-6421-5868995
E-mail: Ralph.Schneider@med.uni-marburg.d

Received date: August 01, 2011; Accepted date: October 17, 2011; Published date: October 19, 2011

Citation: Schneider R, Fürst A (2011) Open or Laparoscopic Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer what is the Optimal Approach? J Gastrointest Dig Syst 1:e101. doi: 10.4172/2161-069X.1000e101

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