The following is a summary of "Short-term outcomes of transanal endoscopic intersphincteric resection for locally advanced rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy: a single-center ...

Resection is another name for any operation that removes tissue or part of an organ. Bowel resection, also called partial colectomy, removes a diseased or damaged part of the colon or rectum. Bowel ...

40 patients had colon cancer and 106 patients had rectal cancer. The authors hypothesized that younger age, lower pathologic N stage, and completeness of surgical resection would lead to increased ...