Below are suggested reading and educational material on rectal cancer, selected for trainees.
- Do or doughnut: a systematic review and pooled analysis on the utility of pathological evaluation of the anastomotic doughnut in oncological colorectal operations (2022)
- Empty pelvis syndrome: a systematic review of reconstruction techniques and their associated complications (2022)
- Metabolic positron emission tomography/CT response after induction chemotherapy and chemo(re)irradiation is associated with higher negative resection margin rate in patients with locally recurrent rectal cancer (2022)
- Rectal washout during abdominoperineal resection for rectal cancer has no impact on the oncological outcome (2022)
- Patient-reported outcomes after pelvic exenteration for colorectal cancer: a systematic review (2022)
- Selected stage IV rectal cancer patients managed by the watch-and-wait approach after pelvic radiotherapy: a good alternative to total mesorectal excision surgery? (2022)
- Prognostic significance of MR identified EMVI, tumour deposits, mesorectal nodes and pelvic side wall disease in locally advanced rectal cancer (2022)
- Is it safe to perform an anastomosis for rectal cancer after prostate cancer? A multicentre study of 126 patients from the GRECCAR group (2022)
- Quality of life meta-analysis following coloanal anastomosis versus abdominoperineal resection for low rectal cancer (2022)
- Interprofessional perspectives on care for patients with low anterior resection syndrome: a qualitative study (2022)
- Accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging staging of tumour and nodal stage in rectal cancer treated by primary surgery: a population-based study (2022)
- Management of inguinal lymph node metastases from rectal and anal canal adenocarcinoma (2022)
- Tailored total neoadjuvant therapy for locally advanced rectal cancer: one size may not fit for all! (2021)
- Meta-analysis of direct-to-surgery lateral pelvic lymph node dissection for rectal cancer (2021)
- Prognostic significance of neoadjuvant rectal score in locally advanced rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and construction of a prediction model (2021)
- Potential benefit of laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer on postoperative male sexual function (2021)
- Preservation of the rectum is possible in early rectal cancer with neoadjuvant radiotherapy, delay and local excision - a 12-year single-centre experience of the evolution of early rectal cancer treatment (2021)
- Financial and occupational impact of low anterior resection syndrome in rectal cancer survivors (2021)
- Time interval between rectal cancer resection and reintervention for anastomotic leakage and the impact of a defunctioning stoma: a Dutch population-based study (2021)
- The evaluation of follow-up strategies of watch-and-wait patients with a complete response after neoadjuvant therapy in rectal cancer (2021)
- Long-term outcomes of patients with poor prognostic factors following transanal endoscopic microsurgery for early rectal cancer (2021)
- Functional outcomes following pelvic exenteration: results from a prospective cohort study (2021)
- The role of intraoperative radiotherapy in advanced rectal cancer: a meta-analysis (2021)
- The learning curve of transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer is associated with local recurrence: results from a multicentre external audit (2021)
- Long-term surgical outcomes after resection of presacral tumours and risk factors associated with recurrence (2021)
- A systematic review and meta-analysis on complications of transanal total mesorectal excision (2021)
- A novel bowel rehabilitation programme after total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: the BOREAL pilot study (2021)
- Management of benign anastomotic strictures following rectal resection: a systematic review (2021)
- Does oncological outcome differ between restorative and nonrestorative low anterior resection in patients with primary rectal cancer? (2020)
- Short-term outcomes after transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer in Denmark - a prospective multicentre study (2020)
- Association between urinary function and resected pattern of the autonomic nerve system after transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer (2020)
- Outcomes following repeat exenteration for locally advanced pelvic malignancy (2020)
- Delayed coloanal anastomosis: an alternative option for restorative rectal cancer surgery after high-dose pelvic radiotherapy for prostate cancer (2020)
- Simultaneous pelvic exenteration and liver resection for primary rectal cancer with synchronous liver metastases: results from the PelvEx Collaborative (2020)
- Impact of bowel and stoma dysfunction on female sexuality after treatment for rectal cancer (2020)
- Outcomes of completion total mesorectal excision are not compromised by prior transanal minimally invasive surgery (2020)
- Is neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy sufficient in patients with advanced rectal malignancy and positive extra-mesorectal lateral lymph nodes? (2020)
- Self-reported sexual dysfunction in patients with rectal cancer (2019)
- International evaluation of circumferential resection margins after rectal cancer resection: insights from the Swedish and Dutch audits (2019)
- SPECC: Significant polyps and early colorectal cancers (2019)
- Minimally invasive approaches to the management of anastomotic leakage following restorative rectal cancer resection (2019)
- Is sarcopenia a better predictor of complications than body mass index? Sarcopenia and surgical outcomes in patients with rectal cancer (2019)
- Female sexual problems after treatment for colorectal cancer - a population‐based study (2019)
- The 'multilayer' theory of Denonvilliers' fascia: anatomical dissection of cadavers with the aim to improve neurovascular bundle preservation during rectal mobilization (2019)
- Rectal Surgery Evaluation Trial: protocol for a parallel cohort trial of outcomes using surgical techniques for total mesorectal excision with low anterior resection in high‐risk rectal cancer patients (2019)
- Prognostic value of tumour regression grade in locally advanced rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2018)
