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 ...

However, when a patient refuses an abdominoperineal resection (APR), is there an alternative? The purpose of this trial is to determine whether preoperative external-beam radiation therapy can ...

In a prospective, randomized study of 99 patients, Ng et al. reported improved recovery following laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection compared to the open procedure. 6 Guillou et al. published ...

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

We tested whether sarcopenia predicts primary colorectal cancer resection outcomes in stage II–IV patients ... anterior resection or abdominoperineal resection) between April 1 2002 and March 31 ...

However, when a patient refuses an abdominoperineal resection (APR), is there an alternative? The purpose of this trial is to determine whether preoperative external-beam radiation therapy can ...