RT Book, Section A1 Read, Blake A1 Narayan, Raja A1 Kin, Cindy A2 Mazer, Laura M. A2 Lagisetty, Kiran A2 Butler, Kathryn L. SR Print(0) ID 1191194907 T1 Colorectal Surgery T2 Pocket Journal Club: Essential Articles in General Surgery YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259587580 LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1191194907 RD 2024/10/15 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.