Long-Term Survival After Surgical Resection for Rectal Cancer Is Associated With Textbook Outcome but Not Surgical Case Volume.

Ann Surg Open · 2025 · PMC12453300 · PMID 40989869

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1 , 2 There has been an increasing trend in the incidence of rectal cancer over the past decades, with a 20% increase over a period of 16 years.

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