Abstract:Background: Rectal cancer treatment has been dramatically improved during the last two decades in terms of a lower local recurrence rate and prolonged survival. This improvement was achieved mainly due to a better surgical technique (implementation of a total mesorectal excision-TME) and neoadjuvant chemo and radio therapy. A more radical approach to abdominoperineal excision, extralevator abdominoperineal excision technique in the prone Jackknife position, may improve the oncological outcome. The aim of… Show more
“…During the last two decades there was an increased proportion of sphincter-saving procedures in rectal cancer surgery due to better staging, surgical tech-nique, introduction of staplers and preoperative irradiation [1][2][3][4]. However, this has resulted in an increased number of patients exposed to the risk of anastomotic leakage (AL).…”
“…During the last two decades there was an increased proportion of sphincter-saving procedures in rectal cancer surgery due to better staging, surgical tech-nique, introduction of staplers and preoperative irradiation [1][2][3][4]. However, this has resulted in an increased number of patients exposed to the risk of anastomotic leakage (AL).…”
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