title: New hope and promise for sphincter preservation in the management of cancer of the rectum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marks
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mohiuddin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rakinic
mesh_terms: D001003:Anal Canal / Q000601:surgery*; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality / Q000592:standards; D002985:Clinical Protocols / Q000592:standards; D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D015996:Survival Rate