title: The rationale for preservation of the anal sphincter in patients with low rectal cancer.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000601:surgery*; D003125:Colostomy / Q000523:psychology; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011788:Quality of Life; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors