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.

Distal Spread of Carcinoma of the Rectosigmoid. In 1952 Cole 10 reported the recurrence of carcinoma in the suture line after adequate anterior resection of the rectum in 10 per cent of a series of 55 ...

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 ...

Resection is another name for any operation that removes tissue or part of an organ. Bowel resection, also called partial colectomy, removes a diseased or damaged part of the colon or rectum. Bowel ...

Survival impact on regorafenib (REG) and trifluridine/tipiracil hydrochloride (FTD/TPI) for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer: Single institutional experience. This is an ASCO Meeting ...

Purpose To identify any consistent factors which may predict over- or undercorrection of congenital blepharoptosis treated by anterior levator resection. Methods A retrospective case note review of ...