Localisation and Preservation of the Autonomic Nerves in Rectal Cancer Surgery - Technical Details
F.A. Grama, T. Burcoş, A. Bordea, D. CristianHow I do it, no. 3, 2014
Iatrogenic surgical injury to pelvic autonomic nerves followedby genitourinary dysfunctions are well known problems aftertotal partial mesorectal excision for rectal cancer. The purposeof our paper is to present the useful anatomical landmarks fora safe nerve-sparing surgery in rectal oncology. Over the courseof a total mesorectal excision we describe and illustrate the key risk zones of autonomic nerve injury based on our experiencein rectal surgery and on the revised literature.
