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Background
Rectal cancer that grows so close to the anal canal that an adequate distal margin cannot be achieved with a double‐stapled anastomosis (DSA) has been managed with abdominoperineal resection. Inter‐sphincteric dissection and hand‐sewn colo‐anal anastomoses (HSCAA) allows anastomosis in some cases where DSA is impossible. There are concerns that HSCAA may lead to complications, local recurrence...
Background
Colorectal cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Optimal management of this disease relies upon accurate pre‐operative localisation to allow multidisciplinary discussion and treatment planning. Current pre‐operative localisation methods consist of colonoscopy and computed tomography (CT), which are only 79%–85% accurate. To minimise this error, colonoscopy tattooing...