caa a22 4500 465763022 CHVBK 20180323111904.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170327e19900501xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF00298480 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF00298480 A prospective study of the length of the distal margin after low anterior resection for rectal cancer [Elektronische Daten] [K. Sondenaa, K. Kjellevold] The length of distal margin between the lower border of the tumour and the level of division during low anterior resection may be related to the rate of local recurrence. The method of measuring the distal clearance is not usually stated in reports of the operation. The distal margin was measured prospectively in 5 different ways in 20 patients. A difference was observed between various methods of measurement of the same specimen in situ, unpinned and pinned out before and after fixation. The margin was significantly less (p<0.001) in unpinned compared with pinned specimens. There was poor correlation between the in situ measurement and that determined by the pathologist in both unpinned and pinned specimens. There was no significant difference before and after fixation if the specimen had been pinned but significant (p<0.001) shrinkage occurred with fixation when the specimen had not been pinned. Springer-Verlag, 1990 Sondenaa K. Department of Surgery, Rogaland Central County Hospital, Stavanger, Norway aut Kjellevold K. Department of Pathology, Rogaland Central County Hospital, Stavanger, Norway aut International Journal of Colorectal Disease Springer-Verlag 5/2(1990-05-01), 103-105 0179-1958 5:2<103 1990 5 384 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00298480 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00298480 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sondenaa K. Department of Surgery, Rogaland Central County Hospital, Stavanger, Norway aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kjellevold K. Department of Pathology, Rogaland Central County Hospital, Stavanger, Norway aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- International Journal of Colorectal Disease Springer-Verlag 5/2(1990-05-01), 103-105 0179-1958 5:2<103 1990 5 384 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer