title: Present status of the pull-through sphincter-preserving procedure.
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000502:physiology*; D001005:Anus Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D003125:Colostomy; D003289:Convalescence; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000453:epidemiology; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000453:epidemiology; D010502:Perineum / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000009:adverse effects; D014945:Wound Healing