Modern Management of Cancer of the Rectum

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
The Evolving Treatment of Rectal Cancer....Pages 1-12
Epidemiology and Burden of Rectal Cancer....Pages 13-19
Anatomy and Physiology of the Rectum and Anus....Pages 21-34
Pathology and Staging of Rectal Cancer....Pages 35-56
Genetics, Screening, and Chemoprevention....Pages 57-80
The Role of Imaging in the Diagnosis and Staging of Primary and Recurrent Rectal Cancer....Pages 81-95
The Surgeon’s Perspective on Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation for Rectal Cancer....Pages 97-108
Contact X-Ray Brachytherapy for Rectal Cancer....Pages 109-122
Local Excision of Rectal Cancer....Pages 123-137
Abdominosacral Resection for Rectal Cancer....Pages 139-157
Abdominoperineal Resection....Pages 159-171
Total Mesorectal Excision with Autonomic Nerve Preservation: “Optimized Surgery”....Pages 173-186
Lateral Lymph Node Dissection for Rectal Cancer....Pages 187-197
Laparoscopic and Robotically Assisted Proctectomy....Pages 199-214
Restorative Proctectomy and Colonic Reservoirs....Pages 215-229
Anorectal Reconstruction....Pages 231-239
Postoperative Chemoradiation for Rectal Cancer....Pages 241-257
Patient Surveillance After Curative-Intent Treatment for Rectal Carcinoma....Pages 259-270
Surgical Approach to Locally Recurrent Disease....Pages 271-286
Metastatic Rectal Cancer....Pages 287-310
Locally Advanced Disease....Pages 311-321
Less Common Rectal Tumors....Pages 323-347
Quality of Life in Rectal Cancer Patients....Pages 349-366
Palliative Options in Patients with Stage 4 Rectal Cancer....Pages 367-384
Rectal Cancer Treatment in the Elderly....Pages 385-403
Costs of Rectal Cancer Patient Management....Pages 405-422
Quality Assurance in Rectal Cancer Management....Pages 423-433
Remedial Surgery Following Failed Colorectal or Coloanal Anastomosis....Pages 435-445
Complications of Rectal Cancer Surgery....Pages 447-459
Back Matter....Pages 461-472