title: Reply to: Extralevator abdomino-perineal excision (ELAPE) or abdomino-sacral amputation of the rectum (ASAR): revitalised approach for low rectal carcinoma described by Tadeusz Koszarowski in the 50s.
authors.affiliation: Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. Electronic address: georamsay@gmail.com.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ramsay
authors.affiliation: Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: MacKay
authors.affiliation: Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Parnaby
authors.affiliation: Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Loudon
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001005:Anus Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000517:prevention & control*; D059351:Organ Sparing Treatments / Q000379:methods*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*