Rectal cancer: Operative treatment transabdominal Book Section

  


Authors: Guillem, J. G.; Garcia-Aguilar, J.
Editors: Beck, D. E.; Steele, S. R.; Wexner, S. D.
Article/Chapter Title: Rectal cancer: Operative treatment transabdominal
Abstract: Anatomically, the rectum extends from the point at which the three taenia coli fuse into a single longitudinal smooth muscle layer (rectosigmoid junction) to the anal canal. However, from an oncologic perspective, it corresponds to the distal 12 cm of the large bowel measured from the anal verge. According to this definition, most of the rectum is located below the anterior peritoneal reflection. Cancers that occur proximal to this level in the average patient behave more like colon cancers and are treated accordingly. This chapter reviews the preoperative evaluation and clinical staging of patients with rectal cancer and management options based on stage of disease, highlighting a multi-disciplinary approach, careful preoperative planning, sequential multimodal therapy, and transabdominal approaches. © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 1992, 1998, 2019.
Keywords: rectal cancer; clinical staging; multidisciplinary approach; operative treatment; preoperative planning; sequential multimodal therapy; transabdominal approach
Book Title: Fundamentals of Anorectal Surgery. 3rd ed.
ISBN: 978-3-319-65965-7
Publisher: Springer  
Publication Place: Cham, Switzerland
Date Published: 2019-01-01
Start Page: 419
End Page: 444
Language: English
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-65966-4_23
PROVIDER: scopus
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Notes: Book Chapter: 23 -- Export Date: 1 May 2023 -- Source: Scopus
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