TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Colorectal Surgery A1 - Read, Blake A1 - Narayan, Raja A1 - Kin, Cindy A2 - Mazer, Laura M. A2 - Lagisetty, Kiran A2 - Butler, Kathryn L. Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - Pocket Journal Club: Essential Articles in General Surgery AB - Historically, investigation in colorectal surgery has focused on small, single-center series investigating optimal surgical techniques. Examples of such papers include reports on the “holy plane” in total mesorectal excision (see b, below), the Nigro protocol for squamous cell carcinoma of the anus (see a), and papers describing outcomes with various surgical techniques for inflammatory bowel disease. During the last decade, in an attempt to reduce postoperative length of stay, the research focus has shifted to the safety and outcomes of minimally invasive techniques in colorectal surgery. Results of these trials acknowledge the acceptability of laparoscopic-assisted resection for benign disease and for colon cancer, but potentially worse oncologic outcomes with this approach in cases of rectal cancer. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/18 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1191194907 ER -