Background: An updated meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of radiotherapy in rectal cancer patients treated with total mesorectal excision (TME) or other types of surgery ...

In 49 of the patients, who had rectal cancer ... “I still had surgery as a backup if it didn’t work,” she said. An earlier version of this article misstated when a cancer patient went ...

“Our results suggest that trying to save the anal sphincter in patients with distal rectal cancer whose tumors do not respond to neoadjuvant therapy may compromise recurrence-free survival.” Sphincter ...

CAO/ARO/AIO-12 Study Design Adult patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (n = 311) in the phase 2 CAO/ARO/AIO-12 trial were randomly assigned 1:1 to receive either sequence chemotherapy, ...

and surgery. The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has released guidelines outlining treatment recommendations for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer. The guidelines were ...

Therefore, we hypothesised that accurate intraoperative evaluation of anastomotic blood perfusion for low- and medium-rectal cancer patients undergoing TME surgery and timely changes in intraoperative ...

The 2 main types of surgery for rectal cancer are trans anal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) and total mesorectal excision (TME). Surgery to the large bowel (colon) is different to rectal cancer surgery ...

Most people with rectal cancer have surgery. The 2 main types of surgery for rectal cancer are trans anal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) and total mesorectal excision (TME). Trans anal endoscopic ...

The participants with early low rectal cancer can attain non-operative management or minimally ... The multidisciplinary team will determine whether to proceed with local excision (TEM) or TME surgery ...

In individuals diagnosed with middle or low rectal cancer, the utilization of robotic-assisted surgery did not yield a statistically significant enhancement in the quality of total mesorectal excision ...