title: Early complications following operations for cancer of the rectum and anus.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001005:Anus Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D001835:Body Weight; D003125:Colostomy; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000209:etiology; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D007902:Length of Stay; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000453:epidemiology; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000209:etiology; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000209:etiology