Prevalence and Management of Cancer of the Rectal Stump after Total Colectomy and Rectal Sparing in Patients with Familial Polyposis: Results from a Registry-Based Study.
Gaia CollettiCiniselli Chiara MauraStefano SignoroniIvana Maria Francesca CoccoAndrea MagarottoMaria Teresa RicciClorinda BrignolaClara BagatinLaura CattaneoAndrea ManciniFederica CavalcoliMassimo MilionePaolo VerderioVitellaro MarcoPublished in: Cancers (2022)
There is a definite risk of rectal cancer after total colectomy/IRA; however, the time interval from the index procedure to cancer developing is long. Minimally invasive and endoscopic treatments should be the procedures of choice in patients with early stage cancers.