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Two of the major problems experienced after rectal cancer surgery are the high number of local recurrences and frequent bladder and sexual dysfunction [6]. Traditional technical teaching in this kind of surgery has emphasised a blunt dissection of the rectum with its mesorectal fat from the sacrum, division of the so-called lateral ligaments between forceps and a 2- to 5-cm free distal margin on the resected bowel.
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Wiig, J.N., Heald, R.J. (1997). Rectal and Pelvic Anatomy with Emphasis on Anatomical Layers. In: Søreide, O., Norstein, J. (eds) Rectal Cancer Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60514-7_8
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