Proctectomy is a surgical procedure to remove part or all of the rectum. It is a treatment option for people with rectal cancer, inflammatory bowel diseases, or precancerous growths. Together, colon ...

Laparoscopic surgery produces comparable results to open surgery for rectal cancer, show the findings of the first, large, randomized trial of the technique. Laparoscopic proctectomy resulted in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A review of more than 20,000 patients who underwent proctectomy showed lower risk-adjusted morbidity and ...

Total Mesorectal Neglect in the Age of Total Mesorectal Excision All patients in the National Cancer Data Base diagnosed with rectal cancer from 1998 to 2010 were initially included. Use of LE versus ...

Endoscopic transanal proctectomy (ETAP) has shown promise as a minimally invasive procedure to treat rectal cancer, according to the findings of a recent prospective, multicentre study published in ...