Evaluation of the implementation of the sigmoid take-off landmark in the Netherlands.
Sanne-Marije J A HazenTania C SluckinKarin HorsthuisDoenja M J LambregtsRegina G H Beets-TanPieter J TanisMiranda Kustersnull nullPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2021)
Approximately half of the represented hospitals have implemented the new definition of rectal cancer 1 year after the implementation of the Dutch national guidelines. Overall baseline agreement with the expert reference and accuracy for the tumours around the STO was low, but improved significantly after training. These results highlight the added value of training in implementation of radiological landmarks to ensure unambiguous assessment.