title: Role of local excision in the management of rectal cancer: what does the future hold?
authors.affiliation: University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT, USA. peter.cataldo@uvmhealth.org.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Cataldo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology / Q000639:trends; D000066491:Clinical Decision-Making; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology / Q000639:trends*; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D057240:Patient Preference; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome