Review article

https://doi.org/10.21857/y54jof673m

Modern surgical treatment of rectal cancer

Mario Zovak
Zdenko Bilić
Mario Kopljar

Abstract

Surgical treatment is a method of choice in treating patients with resectable primary form of rectal cancer. An important step in treatment is the multidisciplinary approach from different medical specialties in the fields of radiology, gastroenterology, oncology and surgery. In recent years, several minimally invasive surgical procedures have been developed that improve postoperative recovery while still preserving oncological principles, such as laparoscopic low anterior resection, transanal total mesorectal excision and robotic surgery. Surgical and oncological principles that must be respected in all cases are wide resection of the tumor with histologically free resection margins and the use of total mesorectal excision with anal sphincter preservation and preservation of the continuity of the intestine whenever possible.

Keywords

rectal neoplasms/surgery; laparoscopic surgery; robotic surgery; surgical oncology

Hrčak ID:

182396

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/182396

Publication date:

5.6.2017.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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