He underwent an abdominoperineal resection. The histopathology of the specimen showed a melanoma. Two years after the resection, metastases in the abdomen and right lung were found.

A retrospective study of patients with distal rectal cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) has found a higher rate of local recurrence after intersphincteric resection with handsewn ...

Abdominoperineal excision (APE) of the rectum and anus for rectal cancer continues to have greater local recurrence and poorer survival than that seen following anterior resection. Changing to an ...

It has been stated that abdominoperineal resection of the rectum adversely affects sexual function. Since ulcerative colitis is primarily a disease of young adults, such a consideration is ...

Comparative systematic review and meta-analysis between robotic and laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection for rectal cancer: oncological and short-term outcomes. Cureus . Published online ...

The proximal rectal resection is performed extraabdominally ... Main surgical procedures of specimen extraction in resection-extraction technique of transanal and transvaginal NOSES. 3.