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Pieter J. Tanis is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a strong focus on Surgery and Oncology. Additional areas of specialization include Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Hepatology.

Their research topics encompass a range of subjects related to colorectal and gastrointestinal diseases. Major topics covered in their work are:

  • Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
  • Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies
  • Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • Hernia repair and management

Pieter J. Tanis has frequently published in several prominent venues, including:

  • European Journal of Surgical Oncology
  • British journal of surgery
  • Colorectal Disease
  • Techniques in Coloproctology
  • Surgical Endoscopy

Several co-authors have collaborated extensively with Tanis, indicating ongoing research partnerships. These co-authors include:

  • Roel Hompes
  • Jurriaan B. Tuynman
  • Willem A. Bemelman
  • Miranda Kusters
  • Esther C. J. Consten

Notable recent papers by Pieter J. Tanis include:

  • "Short-course radiotherapy followed by chemotherapy before total mesorectal excision (TME) versus preoperative chemoradiotherapy, TME, and optional adjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer (RAPIDO): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial" (2020) published in The Lancet Oncology
  • "Self-expandable metal stents for obstructing colonic and extracolonic cancer: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline - Update 2020" (2020) published in Endoscopy
  • "Impact of a defunctioning ileostomy and time to stoma closure on bowel function after low anterior resection for rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis" (2021) published in Techniques in Coloproctology
  • "Comparison of Decompressing Stoma vs Stent as a Bridge to Surgery for Left-Sided Obstructive Colon Cancer" (2020) published in JAMA Surgery
  • "Local recurrence after local excision of early rectal cancer: a meta-analysis of completion TME, adjuvant (chemo)radiation, or no additional treatment" (2020) published in British journal of surgery

Best Publications

  • Short-course radiotherapy followed by chemotherapy before total mesorectal excision (TME) versus preoperative chemoradiotherapy, TME, and optional adjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer (RAPIDO): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial.

    Renu R Bahadoer;Esmée A Dijkstra;Boudewijn van Etten;Corrie A M Marijnen;Corrie A M Marijnen

  • Self-expandable metal stents for obstructing colonic and extracolonic cancer: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Clinical Guideline

    Jeanin E. Van Hooft;Emo E. Van Halsema;Geoffroy Vanbiervliet;Regina G.H. Beets-Tan

  • EURECCA colorectal: Multidisciplinary management: European consensus conference colon & rectum

    Cornelis J.H. Van De Velde;Petra G. Boelens;Josep M. Borras;Jan Willem Coebergh

  • PATIENTS WITH PENILE CARCINOMA BENEFIT FROM IMMEDIATE RESECTION OF CLINICALLY OCCULT LYMPH NODE METASTASES

    B.K. Kroon;S. Horenblas;A.P. Lont;P.J. Tanis

  • Reduction in the number of sentinel lymph node procedures by preoperative ultrasonography of the axilla in breast cancer

    E.E Deurloo;P.J Tanis;K.G.A Gilhuijs;S.H Muller

  • Anatomy and physiology of lymphatic drainage of the breast from the perspective of sentinel node biopsy.

    Pieter J Tanis;Omgo E Nieweg;Renato A Valdés Olmos;Bin B.R Kroon

  • The definition of a sentinel node.

    Omgo E. Nieweg;Pieter J. Tanis;Bin. B. R. Kroon

  • Optimal time interval between neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and surgery for rectal cancer

    D. A. M. Sloothaak;D. E. Geijsen;N. J. van Leersum;C. J. A. Punt

  • An overview of 25 years of incidence, treatment and outcome of colorectal cancer patients

    Nelleke P.M. Brouwer;Amanda C.R.K. Bos;Valery E.P.P. Lemmens;Pieter J. Tanis

  • Adjuvant hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced colon cancer (COLOPEC): a multicentre, open-label, randomised trial

    Charlotte E L Klaver;Daniel D Wisselink;Cornelis J A Punt;Petur Snaebjornsson

  • Self-expandable metal stents for obstructing colonic and extracolonic cancer: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline - Update 2020.

    Jeanin E. van Hooft;Joyce V. Veld;Dirk Arnold;Regina G.H. Beets-Tan

  • Oncological outcome of malignant colonic obstruction in the Dutch Stent-In 2 trial

    D. A. M. Sloothaak;M. W. van den Berg;M. G. W. Dijkgraaf;P. Fockens

  • Dynamic sentinel node biopsy for penile cancer: reliability of a staging technique.

    P.J. Tanis;A.P. Lont;W. Meinhardt;R.A. Valdés Olmos

  • Frozen Section Investigation of the Sentinel Node in Malignant Melanoma and Breast Cancer

    Pieter J. Tanis;Rob P. A. Boom;Heimen Schraffordt Koops;Ian F. Faneyte

  • Anastomotic Leakage and Chronic Presacral Sinus Formation After Low Anterior Resection: Results From a Large Cross-sectional Study

    Wernard A. A. Borstlap;Emma Westerduin;Tjeerd S. Aukema;Willem A. Bemelman

  • Should the hunt for internal mammary chain sentinel nodes begin? An evaluation of 150 breast cancer patients.

    Susanne H. Estourgie;Pieter J. Tanis;Omgo E. Nieweg;Renato A. Valdés Olmos

  • Endoscopic management of polyposis syndromes: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline.

    Monique E. van Leerdam;Monique E. van Leerdam;Victorine H. Roos;Jeanin E. van Hooft;Evelien Dekker

  • Long-term Oncological and Functional Outcomes of Chemoradiotherapy Followed by Organ-Sparing Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery for Distal Rectal Cancer: The CARTS Study

    Rutger C H Stijns;Eelco J R de Graaf;Cornelis J A Punt;Iris D Nagtegaal

  • Global variation in postoperative mortality and complications after cancer surgery: a multicentre, prospective cohort study in 82 countries

    Stephen R Knight;Catherine A Shaw;Riinu Pius;Thomas M Drake

  • Systematic review of pancreatic surgery for metastatic renal cell carcinoma

    P J Tanis;N A van der Gaag;O R C Busch;T M van Gulik

Frequent Co-Authors

Willem A. Bemelman
Willem A. Bemelman University of Amsterdam
Omgo E. Nieweg
Omgo E. Nieweg Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Jeanin E. van Hooft
Jeanin E. van Hooft University of Amsterdam
Iris D. Nagtegaal
Iris D. Nagtegaal Radboud University
Marcel G. W. Dijkgraaf
Marcel G. W. Dijkgraaf University of Amsterdam
Regina G. H. Beets-Tan
Regina G. H. Beets-Tan Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital
Corrie A.M. Marijnen
Corrie A.M. Marijnen Leiden University Medical Center
Cornelis J. A. Punt
Cornelis J. A. Punt University of Amsterdam
Paul Fockens
Paul Fockens University of Amsterdam
Marc G. Besselink
Marc G. Besselink University of Amsterdam

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