Observational Study
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Dec 27, 2016; 8(12): 770-778
Published online Dec 27, 2016. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v8.i12.770
Abdominosacral resection for locally recurring rectal cancer
Filiberto Belli, Alessandro Gronchi, Carlo Corbellini, Massimo Milione, Ermanno Leo
Filiberto Belli, Carlo Corbellini, Ermanno Leo, Colorectal Surgery Unit, National Cancer Institute, 20133 Milan, Italy
Alessandro Gronchi, Sarcoma-Melanoma Surgery Unit, National Cancer Institute, 20133 Milan, Italy
Massimo Milione, Department of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, 20133 Milan, Italy
Author contributions: Belli F, Gronchi A and Corbellini C contributed to study conception, data interpretation and writing of article; Corbellini C and Milione M contributed to data acquisition; Leo E contributed to final approval of the version of the article to be published.
Institutional review board statement: This observation study has received approval from the Ethical Board of National Cancer Institute of Milan.
Informed consent statement: Written informed consent was obtained from all patients when possible.
Conflict-of-interest statement: None of the authors have conflict of interest or founding sources to declare.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Filiberto Belli, MD, Colorectal Surgery Unit, National Cancer Institute, Via Venezian 1, 20133 Milan, Italy. filiberto.belli@istitutotumori.mi.it
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Received: June 25, 2016
Peer-review started: June 28, 2016
First decision: August 5, 2016
Revised: September 27, 2016
Accepted: October 22, 2016
Article in press: October 24, 2016
Published online: December 27, 2016
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Core Tip

Core tip: During the last years, great efforts have been invested by many authors to contribute in treatment of rectal cancer recurrence without evidence of distant spreading. The most difficult surgical problem is to perform an affective radical R0 salvage resection. However, with the introduction of sacral resection, consistent improvements have been achieved in recent years, particularly when local tumor relapse occurs in the posterior part of the pelvis, from the presacral to the retrovescical spaces. However, abdominosacral resection is a complex surgical procedure affected by several postoperative complications. For this reason, these patients should be treated into dedicated and specialized institutions.