title: Apples and oranges: the low and mid versus the upper rectum.
authors: Martin
authors: M
authors: Weiser
authors: Leonard
authors: L
authors: Saltz
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003082:Colectomy; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D007813:Laparotomy; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012007:Rectum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome