Rectal Cancer Surgery

- Rectal Cancer - Natural History of the Disease
1 Cancer of the Rectum: Epidemiology, Improvement in Survival and the Role of a National Cancer Registry
2 Results of Rectal Cancer Treatment: A National Experience
3 Failure After Curative Surgery Alone
- Tumour Staging
4 Staging Systems - A Review
5 Limitations of Existing Systems of Staging for Rectal Cancer: The Forgotten Margin
6 Preoperative Staging: A Critical Analysis
7 Potential of Molecular Biology in Preoperative Evaluation
- The Anatomical Basis for Rectal Cancer Surgery
8 Rectal and Pelvic Anatomy with Emphasis on Anatomical Layers
9 Regional Anatomy of the Male Pelvic Nerve Plexus: Composition, Divisions and Relationship to the Lymphatics
10 Anatomical Basis of Total Mesorectal Excision and Preservation of the Pelvic Autonomic Nerves in the Treatment of Rectal Cancer
- Tumour Spread As a Basis for Rectal Cancer Surgery
11 Spread of Rectal Carcinomas
12 Importance of Lymphatic Spread
13 The Lymphatic Spread of Rectal Cancer and the Effect of Dissection: Japanese Contribution and Experience
- Surgical Technique - Options
14 Surgical Options in Rectal Cancer
15 Total Mesorectal Excision: History and Anatomy of an Operation
16 Total Mesorectal Excision with Pelvic Autonomic Nerve Preservation in the Operative Treatment of Rectal Carcinoma
17 Nerve-Sparing Surgery: Surgical Neuroanatomy and Techniques
18 Lateral Node Dissection - A Critique
19 Laparoscopic Approaches to Malignant Disease
20 Laparoscopic Resection of Rectal Cancer: Short and Long Term Results
- Reconstruction
21 Straight Colorectal and Coloanal Anastomosis
22 The Pelvic Pouch
23 Colonic J-Pouch or Straight Anastomosis in Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Carcinoma?
24 Role of a Protecting Stoma After Rectal Resection for Cancer
- Outcome
25 Functional Results Following Rectal Surgery: A Review
26 The Effect of Specialization or Organization of Rectal Cancer Surgery
27 Surgery for Rectal Cancer: The Relationship