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.

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 ...

Robotic APR shows better short-term outcomes than laparoscopic APR, with lower positive resection margins and conversion rates to open surgery. Robotic APR is associated with longer operation times ...

A new study shows that robotic surgery provides several important advantages over the laparoscopic approach to colorectal resections. The retrospective cohort study, published in the Journal of ...

A phase 2 trial of TAS-102 with or without celecoxib in ctDNA-defined minimal residual disease (MRD) in colorectal cancer after completion of adjuvant chemotherapy. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract ...

Among patients with high-risk malignant colorectal polyps, 19% had residual disease, with rates of 25% in the immediate surgery group vs 9% in the nonoperative management group. The rate of rectum and ...