title: Rectal cancer surgery: is restoration of intestinal continuity the primary aim?
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Selvasekar
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: David
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Corless
authors.forename: A U
authors.initials: AU
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Slavin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D016896:Treatment Outcome