… An abdominal perineal resection (APR) includes the resection of the sigmoid colon, rectum, and anus and the construction of a permanent end colostomy. Benign and malignant conditions that can be treated …
… An abdominal perineal resection (APR) is a surgical procedure that removes the rectum and anus (perineal component) and creates an end colostomy (abdominal component). An APR is primarily used to resect …
…transabdominally with either a sphincter-sparing procedure such as low anterior resection or an abdominoperineal resection. Rectal cancers that have invaded adjacent organs may require a multivisceral resection …
…achieved. Tumors in the lower rectum (ie, within 5 cm of the anal verge ) may require an abdominal perineal resection (APR) if a negative distal margin cannot be achieved with sphincter-sparing procedures …
…transabdominally with either a sphincter-sparing procedure such as low anterior resection or an abdominoperineal resection. Rectal cancers that have invaded adjacent organs may require a multivisceral resection …