10.01.2022 | ASO Author Reflections
ASO Author Reflections: What is the Most Reasonable Approach to Abdominoperineal Resection for Low Rectal Cancer?
verfasst von:
Takeru Matsuda, MD, PhD
Erschienen in:
Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Ausgabe 5/2022
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Excerpt
Although laparoscopic surgery has been utilized worldwide for colorectal cancer surgery, abdominoperineal resection (APR) is still technically demanding. It was also reported that oncological outcomes were inferior in APR than in low anterior resection.
1 Such worse outcomes most likely resulted from difficult surgical procedures in the deep pelvis, even when utilizing the abdominal laparoscopic approach. Furthermore, a large perineal incision and long operative time would also play a part in increasing the complications after APR. …