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ArticleFrontiers in surgery2026

Emergency rectal cancer: clinical presentation and therapeutic options.

Wanda Luisa Rita Petz, Olivier Gié, Rosita Sortino, Piercarlo Saletti

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Article in Frontiers in surgery, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Wanda Luisa Rita PetzDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Gruppo Ospedaliero Moncucco, Lugano, Switzerland.
Olivier GiéDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Gruppo Ospedaliero Moncucco, Lugano, Switzerland.
Rosita SortinoDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Gruppo Ospedaliero Moncucco, Lugano, Switzerland.
Piercarlo SalettiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Gruppo Ospedaliero Moncucco, Lugano, Switzerland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Up to 20% of rectal cancer patients experience complications that result in an emergency presentation at diagnosis, the more frequent scenarios being represented by large bowel obstruction or perforation and tumor bleeding. The treatment of emergency rectal cancer depends both on patients' clinical conditions and risk factors, and on tumor's characteristics, primarily its intra- or extraperitoneal location. This article will address the different clinical presentations and the corresponding available treatments, with a particular focus on surgical techniques and multimodal chemoradiotherapy. In addition, it will address the prognosis of emergency rectal cancers and discuss healthcare policy strategies aimed at minimizing its occurrence.

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bleedingemergencyobstructionperforationrectal cancer

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PMID41809535
PMCPMC12967934

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