title: Sphincter-preserving surgery for rectal cancer: a controversial measure of quality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, hendren@med.umich.edu.
authors.forename: Samantha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hendren
authors.forename: Zaid
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Abdelsattar
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D059351:Organ Sparing Treatments; D010502:Perineum / Q000601:surgery*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*