title: Surgical management of colon and rectal cancer.
abstract: Adenocarcinoma, the most common malignant lesion of the colon and rectum, accounts for approximately 148,000 diagnosed cases and 56,000 deaths per year. Management of this disease comprises a large portion of the practice of colorectal surgery. This article describes the current concepts of surgical management of adenocarcnoma of the colon and rectum. Surgical options are reviewed following a brief discussion of diagnosis.
authors: Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA.
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