Rectal Cancer Surgery: Optimisation — Standardisation — Documentation

Front Matter....Pages I-XVI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Cancer of the Rectum: Epidemiology, Improvement in Survival and the Role of a National Cancer Registry....Pages 3-16
Results of Rectal Cancer Treatment: A National Experience....Pages 17-28
Failure After Curative Surgery Alone....Pages 29-45
Front Matter....Pages 47-47
Staging Systems — A Review....Pages 49-62
Limitations of Existing Systems of Staging for Rectal Cancer: The Forgotten Margin....Pages 63-81
Preoperative Staging: A Critical Analysis....Pages 82-100
Potential of Molecular Biology in Preoperative Evaluation....Pages 101-114
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
Rectal and Pelvic Anatomy with Emphasis on Anatomical Layers....Pages 117-122
Regional Anatomy of the Male Pelvic Nerve Plexus: Composition, Divisions and Relationship to the Lymphatics....Pages 123-133
Anatomical Basis of Total Mesorectal Excision and Preservation of the Pelvic Autonomic Nerves in the Treatment of Rectal Cancer....Pages 134-142
Front Matter....Pages 143-143
Spread of Rectal Carcinomas....Pages 145-152
Importance of Lymphatic Spread....Pages 153-164
The Lymphatic Spread of Rectal Cancer and the Effect of Dissection: Japanese Contribution and Experience....Pages 165-180
Front Matter....Pages 181-181
Surgical Options in Rectal Cancer....Pages 183-202
Total Mesorectal Excision:History and Anatomy of an Operation....Pages 203-219
Total Mesorectal Excision with Pelvic Autonomic Nerve Preservation in the Operative Treatment of Rectal Carcinoma....Pages 220-243
Nerve-Sparing Surgery: Surgical Neuroanatomy and Techniques....Pages 244-254
Lateral Node Dissection — A Critique....Pages 255-263
Laparoscopic Approaches to Malignant Disease....Pages 264-280
Laparoscopic Resection of Rectal Cancer: Short and Long Term Results....Pages 281-294
Front Matter....Pages 295-295
Straight Colorectal and Coloanal Anastomosis....Pages 297-311
The Pelvic Pouch....Pages 312-319
Colonic J-Pouch or Straight Anastomosis in Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Carcinoma?....Pages 320-325
Role of a Protecting Stoma After Rectal Resection for Cancer....Pages 326-333
Front Matter....Pages 335-335
Functional Results Following Rectal Surgery: A Review....Pages 337-352
The Effect of Specialization or Organization of Rectal Cancer Surgery....Pages 353-363
Surgery for Rectal Cancer: The Relationship Between Treatment Volume and Results....Pages 364-370
Front Matter....Pages 371-371
Role of Radiotherapy in Addition to Optimal Surgery....Pages 373-383
Adjuvant Therapy for Rectal Cancers when Surgical Therapy Is Optimal....Pages 384-392
The Role of Adjuvant Treatment if Surgery Is Optimal: A Clinical Epidemiologist’s View....Pages 393-402
Front Matter....Pages 403-403
International Standardization and Documentation of the Treatment of Rectal Cancer....Pages 405-445
Back Matter....Pages 447-459