Intersphincteric resection (ISR) is the ultimate anus-sparing technique for low rectal cancer
and is considered an oncologically safe alternative to abdominoperineal resection. The …

The number of deaths from colorectal cancer in Japan continues to increase. Colorectal
cancer deaths exceeded 50,000 in 2016. In the 2019 edition, revision of all aspects of …

Simple Summary Intersphincteric resection (ISR) is the ultimate anus-preserving surgical
technique for very low-lying rectal cancers. The oncological safety of ISR has been …

BACKGROUND: Surgical treatment of low rectal cancer is controversial, and one of the
reasons is the lack of definition and standardization of surgery in low rectal cancer …

Background In selected patients with early low rectal cancer, locoregional excision
combined with neoadjuvant therapy may be an alternative treatment option to total …

Background As an anus-preserving surgery for very low rectal cancer, intersphincteric
resection (ISR), has advanced markedly over the last 20 years. We investigated long-term …

The aim of this review is to characterize the functional results and “anterior resection
syndrome”(ARS) after sphincter-saving surgery for rectal cancer. The purpose of sphincter …

Background Rectal cancer management has evolved into a complex multimodality approach
with survival, local recurrence, and quality of life parameters being the relevant endpoints …

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of reimaging rectal cancer post-
CRT (chemoradiotherapy) with magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the pelvis for local …

Colorectal cancer in the young adult population is of increasing incidence and concern.
Genetic predisposition and heritable syndromes contribute to this trend, but perhaps more …