Intraoperative Case Insights from rectal cancer resections quantify haptic precision and objective mechanical performance ...

To identify low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) patterns and their associations with risk factors and quality of life (QOL). This cross-sectional study analyzed patients who underwent restorative ...

Treatment of rectal carcinoid tumors and role of preoperative imaging. Background: Recent studies demonstrate that proximal diversion can decrease rates of anastomotic leak and subsequent morbidity ...

If youve recently had surgery for colon or rectal cancer, you may find that you need to use the bathroom much more frequently or urgently than before. While this can feel upsetting or abnormal, the ...

The ligation site of the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) during laparoscopic radical resection for rectal cancer has been controversial. Consecutive patients (n = 205) with rectal cancer who ...

Predictors of lymph node metastasis and prognosis in early colorectal cancer patients with signet-ring cell and mucinous adenocarcinomas. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2017 ...

Surgical resection of the rectum requires dissection close to the nerves responsible for bladder and sexual function. The inferior hypogastric plexus is responsible for erection in both men and women.