We chose transanal down-to-up rectal dissection to perform lap-SPS for RC near the anus. Intersphincteric resection (ISR) was indicated for lesions <5 cm from the anal verge, excluding clinical stage IV cancer cases. According to the UICC TNM classification of malignant tumors, we first evaluated clinical TNM staging using enhanced CT and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). For locally advanced tumors with clinical stage N2-3 and/or suspected direct invasion to adjacent organs (including the prostate, vagina, and levator ani muscle), we administered chemoradiation therapy (CRT) with S-1 or neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) before surgery. Subsequently, we evaluated the final TNM staging using enhanced CT and MRI. Patients with obvious findings of direct invasion to adjacent organs were excluded from the indication of lap-SPS with transanal mobilization and underwent rectal amputation instead.
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