Sacrococcygeal dimensions and curvature are associated with resection quality in rectal cancer excision

ConclusionsSacrococcygeal curvature and distance as well as tumour distance from the anal margin were associated with specimen quality in anterior resection. Coccygectomy was not performed as completely as surgeons thought. Surgeons should include sacrococcygeal bony anatomy in rectal cancer surgical planning to potentially improve outcomes in both anterior resection and eLAPE approaches.
Source: Techniques in Coloproctology - Category: Surgery Source Type: research