Comprehensive Rectal Cancer Care

Front Matter ....Pages i-xix
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 The Epidemiology of Rectal Cancer  (Ian M. Paquette, Sarah J. Atkinson)....Pages 3-20
Front Matter ....Pages 21-21
 Endorectal Ultrasound  (Martyn D. Evans, John Beynon)....Pages 23-38
 The Role of MRI in Assessment of Rectal Cancers  (Muhammed R. S. Siddiqui, Svetlana Balyansikova, Gina Brown)....Pages 39-55
 Role of FDG PET-CT in Colorectal Cancer  (Rohit Kochhar, Prakash Manoharan)....Pages 57-84
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 Pathology of Rectal Cancer and Predictors of Response to Neoadjuvant Therapy  (Mariana Berho, Pablo Bejarano)....Pages 87-112
Front Matter ....Pages 113-113
 An Overview of the Tailored Surgical Approach to Rectal Cancer  (Michael A. Valente, Tracy L. Hull)....Pages 115-124
 Total Mesorectal Excision: Embryology, Anatomy, Technique and Outcomes  (Ashish Gupta, Sanjeev Dayal, Brendan J. Moran)....Pages 125-146
 The Impact of Minimally Invasive Technology in Rectal Cancer  (Jason R. Bingham, Scott R. Steele)....Pages 147-160
 Local Excision: Indications and Techniques  (Deborah S. Keller, Elizabeth R. Raskin)....Pages 161-178
 Reverse TME: The “Bottom-UP” Approach to Low Rectal Cancer  (Maria Clara Arroyave, F. Borja de Lacy, Antonio M. Lacy)....Pages 179-193
 Watch and Wait in Rectal Cancer Patients with Clinical Complete Response to Neoadjuvant Therapy: The American Viewpoint  (Felipe Quezada-Díaz, Tarik Sammour, J. Joshua Smith, Y. Nancy You)....Pages 195-211
 The Watch and Wait Approach After Neoadjuvant Therapy: The Australian Viewpoint  (Joseph C. Kong, Alexander G. Heriot)....Pages 213-230
 Intersphincteric Resection: Indications and Outcome  (F. D. McDermott, N. J. Smart, D. C. Winter)....Pages 231-240
 The Changing Face of Abdominoperineal Excision  (Charles Sabbagh, Francois Mauvais, Jean-Marc Regimbeau)....Pages 241-258
 Neorectal Reservoir Construction: Techniques and Outcomes  (Osama Al-Bermani, Pranavan Palamuthusingam, Yik-Hong Ho)....Pages 259-285
 Multivisceral Resection: Technical Considerations  (Nabila Ansari, Michael J. Solomon)....Pages 287-305
 The Role of Lateral Pelvic Node Dissection in Rectal Cancer Surgery  (Fumio Konishi, Tsuyoshi Konishi)....Pages 307-322
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 The Surgeon’s Perspective on Radiation Therapy  (Joakim Folkesson, Åsa Collin, Lars Påhlman†)....Pages 325-333
 The Swedish Approach  (Bengt Glimelius)....Pages 335-353
 The Swedish Approach Towards Radiotherapy and Rectal Cancer: Making Sense of Where They Have Been and Where They Are Going  (Andrew P. Zbar)....Pages 355-364
 Radiation Therapy: The North American Approach  (Ryan M. Lanning, Karyn A. Goodman)....Pages 365-403
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 Chemotherapy and Biologic Therapy in Rectal Cancer: An Update  (Rob Glynne-Jones, Marcia Hall)....Pages 407-444
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 Resection of the Rectal Primary Tumor in the Setting of Metastatic Disease  (Sarah W. Grahn, Ann C. Lowry)....Pages 447-462
 Modern Management of Hepatic Metastatic Disease  (Christopher J. LaRocca, Eric H. Jensen)....Pages 463-494
 Managing Non-Hepatic Metastatic Sites: Lung and CNS  (Ishwaria Subbiah, Cathy Eng, Emil Lou)....Pages 495-508
 Cytoreductive Surgery Plus Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Rectal Cancer  (Todd M. Tuttle)....Pages 509-517
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 The Management of Recurrent Rectal Cancer: A European Perspective  (Giovanni M. Romano, Francesco Bianco, Silvia De Franciscis, Andrea Belli)....Pages 521-536
 The Management of Recurrent Rectal Cancer: A North American Perspective  (Antonia Henry, Ronald Bleday)....Pages 537-551
 The Management of Recurrent Rectal Cancer: An Australasian Perspective  (Jacob McCormick, Frank A. Frizelle)....Pages 553-571
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 Managing Uncommon Rectal Tumors  (Erica B. Sneider, Justin A. Maykel)....Pages 575-590
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 Rectal Cancer Survivorship and Quality of Life  (Zaid Abdelsattar, Scott Regenbogen)....Pages 593-610
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 The Economics of Rectal Cancer Care: Considerations in Interpretation of the Literature  (Andrew P. Zbar, Nir Horesh)....Pages 613-625
Back Matter ....Pages 627-639