Importance Although American guidelines recommend use of adjuvant chemotherapy in
patients with locally advanced rectal cancer, individuals who achieve a pathological …

From a series of clinical trials in the last several decades, current treatment paradigms for
locally advanced rectal cancer include:(1) preoperative long-course radiotherapy (RT) …

Purpose Our study investigated the contribution that the application of radiomics analysis on
post-treatment magnetic resonance imaging can add to the assessments performed by an …

Aim There is a requirement for an expansive and up to date review of the management of
emergency colorectal conditions seen in adults. The primary objective is to provide detailed …

Background Some patients with rectal cancer who receive neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy
(nCRT) achieve a pathologic complete response (pCR) and may be eligible for less radical …

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer, and surgery is the most common
treatment. Several surgical options are available, but each is associated with a range of …

PURPOSE Organ-sparing therapy for early-stage I/IIA rectal cancer is intended to avoid
functional disturbances or a permanent ostomy associated with total mesorectal excision …

Objective: This study examines recent adherence to recommended neoadjuvant
chemoradiotherapy guidelines for patients with rectal cancer across geographic regions and …

MRI plays a critical role in the staging and restaging of rectal cancer. Although newly
diagnosed early-stage rectal cancers may immediately be amenable to surgical resection …

Background: The aim of this study was to assess the safety and effectiveness of robotic-
assisted versus laparoscopic total mesorectal excision (TME) in patients with rectal cancer …