title: Sphincter preservation for distal rectal cancer: how low is too low?
authors.affiliation: Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaiser Permanente, 4760 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA. maher.a.abbas@kp.org
authors.forename: Maher A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Abbas
mesh_terms: D001003:Anal Canal / Q000601:surgery*; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D003657:Decision Making; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000517:prevention & control; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy