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Werner Hohenberger

Professor of Surgery
Verified email at uk-erlangen.de
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Definition and grading of anastomotic leakage following anterior resection of the rectum: a proposal by the International Study Group of Rectal Cancer

NN Rahbari, J Weitz, W Hohenberger, RJ Heald… - Surgery, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Anastomotic leakage represents a major complication after anterior resection
of the rectum. The incidence of anastomotic leakage varies considerably among clinical …

Surgery for colorectal cancer in elderly patients: a systematic review

…, P Hermanek, FH de la Fuente, W Hohenberger… - The …, 2000 - kclpure.kcl.ac.uk
Background The effectiveness of surgery for colorectal cancer depends on it being carried
out safely, which allows most patients to return to productive lives, with an improved …

The rationale behind complete mesocolic excision (CME) and a central vascular ligation for colon cancer in open and laparoscopic surgery: proceedings of a …

K Søndenaa, P Quirke, W Hohenberger… - International journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Background It has been evident for a while that the result after resection for colon cancer may
not have been optimal. Several years ago, this was showed by some leading surgeons in …

[HTML][HTML] Preoperative versus postoperative chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer

R Sauer, H Becker, W Hohenberger… - … England Journal of …, 2004 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Postoperative chemoradiotherapy is the recommended standard therapy for
patients with locally advanced rectal cancer. In recent years, encouraging results with …

[PDF][PDF] Preoperative versus postoperative chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer: results of the German CAO/ARO/AIO-94 randomized phase III trial …

…, S Merkel, R Fietkau, W Hohenberger… - J Clin …, 2012 - mauriciolema.webhost4life.com
Purpose Preoperative chemoradiotherapy (CRT) has been established as standard
treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer after first results of the CAO/ARO/AIO-94 [Working …

Standardized surgery for colonic cancer: complete mesocolic excision and central ligation–technical notes and outcome

W Hohenberger, K Weber, K Matzel… - Colorectal …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Total mesorectal excision (TME) as proposed by RJ Heald more than 20 years
ago, is nowadays accepted worldwide for optimal rectal cancer surgery. This technique is …

[PDF][PDF] Prognostic significance of tumor regression after preoperative chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer

…, R Fietkau, T Liersch, W Hohenberger… - Journal of clinical …, 2005 - academia.edu
… Sauer R, Becker H, Hohenberger W, et al: Preoperative versus postoperative chemoradiotherapy
for rectal cancer. N Engl J Med 351: 1731-1740, 2004 … Braun OM, Neumeister B, Popp W …

[HTML][HTML] Neoadjuvant chemotherapy compared with surgery alone for locally advanced cancer of the stomach and cardia: European Organisation for Research and …

…, F Lordick, P Reichardt, W Hohenberger… - Journal of clinical …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose Patients with locally advanced gastric cancer benefit from combined pre-and
postoperative chemotherapy, although fewer than 50% could receive postoperative chemotherapy…

Complete lymph node dissection versus no dissection in patients with sentinel lymph node biopsy positive melanoma (DeCOG-SLT): a multicentre, randomised …

U Leiter, R Stadler, C Mauch, W Hohenberger… - The Lancet …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Complete lymph node dissection is recommended in patients with positive
sentinel lymph node biopsy results. To date, the effect of complete lymph node dissection on …

[PDF][PDF] Complete mesocolic excision with central vascular ligation produces an oncologically superior specimen compared with standard surgery for carcinoma of the …

NP West, W Hohenberger, K Weber, A Perrakis… - Journal of clinical …, 2010 - Citeseer
Purpose The plane of surgery in colonic cancer has been linked to patient outcome although
the optimal extent of mesenteric resection is still unclear. Surgeons in Erlangen, Germany, …