A proper total mesorectal excision (TME) technique is paramount to the successful treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer irrespective of operative method, including open and minimally-invasive approaches. The use of minimally-invasive surgery is of growing interest for the treatment of rectal cancer. The results of a recent, multicenter, randomized COREAN trial and of the COlorectal cancer...

HYPOTHESIS Pelvic irradiation adversely affects anal sphincter function after proctectomy with coloanal anastomosis for low rectal and middle rectal (<10 cm from the anal verge) tumors. DESIGN Case-control study. SETTING Private, tertiary care referral center. PATIENTS Patients treated for low rectal adenocarcinoma between January 1, 1994, and October 31, 1999. INTERVENTIONS Anal manome...

Since its introduction, laparoscopy has gained more and more consent in colorectal surgery, even if its role in rectal cancer surgery is still controversial and widely debated. The aim of this study is to present the ongoing situation of laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer by a review of current literature. We performed a systematic search in the electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science,...

Concerns over unacceptable high mortality in patients with rectal cancer undergoing surgery or systemic therapy who contract COVID-19 have led to widespread adoption of alternative treatment strategies.The ReCaP study aimed these variations and associated outcomes.

Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with laparoscopic surgery in patients middle and low rectal cancer its effect on serum VEGF level quality life.&#x0D; Methods: Retrospective analysis was performed 80 admitted to Baoding No.1 Central Hospital from June 2018 2020.They were randomly divided into two groups. Patients control group underwent radical su...

OBJECTIVE To define the techniques used in lower rectal cancer surgery, by transvaginal and transperineal approach; extrasphincteric dissection, proximal segmental sphincteric excision and transsphincteric rectal resection. MATERIAL AND METHODS Between 2007 and 2013, 7 patients (4 female, 3 male with lower rectal cancer were operated by sphincter-saving extrasphincteric disection and proksima...

INTRODUCTION The benefits of the laparoscopic approach to colon and rectal surgery do not seem as great as for other laparoscopic procedures. To study this further we decided to review the current literature and the 10-year experience of a surgical group from university teaching hospitals in Montréal, Québec and Toronto in performing laparoscopic colon and rectal surgery. METHODS The prospect...

INTRODUCTION Rectal cancer is a common cancer worldwide. Low rectal cancer exhibits a tendency for recurrence. Surgical resection is an important treatment for rectal cancer. Cylindrical abdominal-perineal resection is suitable for patients with low rectal cancer and has helped improve the prognosis of these patients. However, there are some difficulties during the operation. Especially the per...

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One of the basic questions for radiation oncologists is what we hope to achieve from treatments that are adjuvant to surgery. Can we achieve a better local control? Is there a decrease in metastatic disease? Can we see an effect on overall survival? Although some questions remain to be answered, some general recommendations for the treatment of rectal cancer can be given. Since the NIH recommen...