In a modified intention-to-treat analysis involving 1,171 patients, 4% of those who received robotic surgery had a positive circumferential resection margin (CRM; ≤1 mm) versus 7.2% of those who ...

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 ...

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 ...

Question. How long should one wait after neoadjuvant radiation treatment for a rectal carcinoma at 8 cm to perform a low anterior resection?. Response from Richard A. Hodin, MD. Radiation therapy ...

In the group with QoL data, 66 patients received an abdominoperineal resection (APR) and 306 patients an anterior resection (AR). A total of 36 patients had an ultralow AR with Pouch (neorectum ...