title: State of the art in rectal cancer surgery: Historical overview and new perspectives after the COLOR II trial.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía, VU University Medical Center, Ámsterdam, Países Bajos.
authors.forename: Charlotte Leonore
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Deijen
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía, Medical Center Alkmaar, Alkmaar, Países Bajos.
authors.forename: Joris Johannes
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: van den Broek
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía, Maasstad Hospital, Róterdam, Países Bajos.
authors.forename: Marie Marijn
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Poelman
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía, Medical Center Alkmaar, Alkmaar, Países Bajos.
authors.forename: Wilhelmina Hermien
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Schreurs
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía, VU University Medical Center, Ámsterdam, Países Bajos.
authors.forename: Jurriaan Benjamin
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Tuynman
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía, Gelderse Vallei Hospital, Ede, Países Bajos.
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sietses
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía, VU University Medical Center, Ámsterdam, Países Bajos. Electronic address: j.bonjer@vumc.nl.
authors.forename: Hendrik Jaap
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Bonjer
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*