title: Current management of rectal cancer: total mesorectal excision (nerve sparing) technique and clinical outcome.
authors.affiliation: Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA.
authors.forename: Dimitra G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Barabouti
authors.forename: W Douglas
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D001003:Anal Canal / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000528:radiation effects; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000528:radiation effects; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D004210:Dissection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000453:epidemiology; D010388:Pelvis / Q000294:innervation; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D012007:Rectum / Q000033:anatomy & histology