How reliable are rectoscopic measurements to determine the height of rectal carcinoma?
- Conditions
- C20Malignant neoplasm of rectum
- Registration Number
- DRKS00012758
- Lead Sponsor
- Abteilung Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, KoloproktologieSt. Barbara-Klinik Hamm
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with diagnosed rectal carcinoma
Exclusion Criteria
none
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method differences in tumor height measured by different examiners and in different examination positions (left lateral vs. lthotomy)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method - potential influence of differences in height measurements on further therapy planning <br>- differences in assessment of Mason-criteria depending on examiner and examination Position<br>- diffreneces in height measurements by rigid rectoscopy and by MRT