Affiliation:
1. Department of Surgery Trinity Health Ann Arbor Ypsilanti Michigan USA
2. Department of Surgery University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan USA
Abstract
AbstractPreoperative radiotherapy has improved outcomes in rectal cancer patients, however, the optimal interval between radiation and proctectomy is unknown. A review of contemporary literature suggests an 8–12 week interval between radiation and surgery likely improves tumor response rates for rectal cancer patients undergoing proctectomy, which may convey modest improvements in long‐term oncologic outcomes. Prolonged radiation‐surgery intervals may expose surgeons to pelvic fibrosis, however, which may impact later‐term proctectomies and compromise perioperative and oncologic outcomes.
Subject
Oncology,General Medicine,Surgery