Over the last decade, with the acceptance of the need for improvements in the outcome of
patients affected with rectal cancer, there has been a significant increase in the literature …

Surgery remains the mainstay of curative treatment for primary rectal cancer. For mid and
low rectal tumors, optimal oncologic surgery requires total mesorectal excision (TME) to …

Surgical resection is the cornerstone of curative intent therapy for rectal cancer. The
introduction of the concept of total mesorectal excision (TME) led to significant decreases in …

The goal of treatment for early stage rectal cancer is to optimize oncologic control while
minimizing the long-term impact of treatment on quality of life. The standard of care treatment …

The field of rectal cancer treatment is a dynamic and changing field, due to better
understanding of the pathology and new medical treatment options, but perhaps mostly due …

The widespread use of neoadjuvant therapies has introduced a new variable, tumor
response, which may dramatically change the ultimate surgical decision from radical surgery …

The goal of this review is to outline some of the important surgical issues surrounding the
management of patients with early (T1/T2 and N0), as well as locally advanced (T3/T4 …

This book is divided into 11 sections. It begins with epidemiology, current approaches to
imaging and the pathological assessment of rectal cancer and tumor regression following …

Background To analyze pathologic and perioperative outcomes of laparoscopic vs. open
resections for rectal cancer performed over the last 10 years. Methods A systematic literature …

History of rectal cancer surgery has shown a continuous evolution of techniques and
technologies over the years, with the aim of improving both oncological outcomes and …