title: "The paradigm of surgical treatment of distal rectal cancer: what to remove vs. what to leave behind".
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía General, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, España. Electronic address: fjacien@unav.es.
authors.forename: Javier A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Cienfuegos
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía General, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, España.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Baixauli
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía General, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, España.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rotellar
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía General, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, España.
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Hernández Lizoáin
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome