Intersphincteric Resection for Low Rectal Tumors

1. The pathological assessment of the surgical specimens originating from the lower rectum and anal canal
Barna Bogner

2. Endorectal ultrasound for preoperative staging
Bryan Loh, Martin R. Weiser, W. Douglas Wong

3. Intersphincteric resection: MRI for staging
Michael Urban

4. Selective non-operative management of distal rectal cancer: The Watch & Wait Protocol
Angelita Habr-Gama, Rodrigo O. Perez, Patricio B. Lynn, Guilherme Pagin São Julião, Joaquim José Gama Rodrigues

5. Surgical anatomy in intersphincteric resection
Yusuke Kinugasa, Yoshihiro Moriya

6. The history of rectal resection: The quest for sphincter preservation
Brigitte Kovanyi-Holzer

7. Surgical technique of intersphincteric resection
Rudolf Schiessel

8. The laparoscopic technique of intersphincteric rectum resection
Peter Metzger

9. Laparoscopic intersphincteric resection for ultra-low rectal cancer
Carlo Staudacher, Elena Orsenigo

10. A concept of sphincter salvage in low rectal cancer
Eric Rullier, Quentin Denost, Christophe Laurent

11. Oncologic and functional outcomes of external sphincter resection
Kazuo Shirouzu, Yutaka Ogata

12. Intersphincteric resection for very low rectal cancer
Yoshihiro Moriya

13. ISR practice and experience for extra-low rectal cancer in China
Zhenjun Wang, Jiagang Han

14. Intersphincteric resection of low rectal tumors: Experience from a German Cancer Center
Jonas Göhl, Werner Hohenberger, Susanne Merkel

15. Transanal abdominal transanal proctosigmoidectomy with descending coloanal anastomosis (the TATA procedure) for low rectal cancer treated with chemoradiation
John H. Marks, George J. Nassif, Gerald Marks

16. Robot-assisted intersphincteric resection
Seon Hahn Kim, Jae Won Shin

17. Quality of life following rectal resection
Brigitte Kovanyi-Holzer

18. Do we need a pouch after intersphincteric resection?
Rudolf Schiessel

19. Management of limitations for sphincter preservation and functional failure following intersphincteric resection
Harald R. Rosen

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Surgical Oncology, Colorectal Surgery, Proctology, Oncology, Radiotherapy