title: Letter to the editor on "The combined abdominal and perineal approach for dissection of the lower rectum. The development of new indications". How can we describe the anatomical and surgical basis of the combined abdominal and perineal approaches in lower rectal cancer surgery?
authors.affiliation: General Surgery Department, Batı Bahat Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: alinakiyucesoy@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ali Naki
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Yücesoy
authors.affiliation: Radiodiagnostic Department, Batı Bahat Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Süheyl
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Poçan
mesh_terms: D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Lower rectal cancer; Sublevator approach; The combined abdominal and perineal approach