Tsiaoussis, JohnMariolis – Sapsakos, TheodorosXynos, EvaghelosNikolouzakis, Taxiarchis KonstantinosTriantopoulou, CharikliaChrysos, EmmanuelDe Bree, EelcoRectal anatomy is one of the most challenging concepts of visceral anatomy, even though currently there are more than 23,000 papers indexed in PubMed regarding this topic. Nonetheless, even though there is a plethora of information meant to assist clinicians to achieve a better practice, there is no universal understanding of its complexity. This in turn increases the morbidity rates due to iatrogenic causes, as mistakes that could be avoided are repeated. For this reason, this review attempts to gather current knowledge regarding the detailed anatomy of the rectum and to organize and present it in a manner that focuses on its clinical implications, not only for the colorectal surgeon, but most importantly for all colorectal cancer-related specialties. Keywords Anatomy, rectum, cancer, surgery Ann Gastroenterol 2019; 32 (5): 431-440text/htmlapplication/pdfhttp://www.annalsgastro.gr/index.php/annalsgastro/article/view/4610engHellenic Society of GastroenterologyCopyright (c) 2019 Annals of Gastroenterology1792-74631108-7471Annals of Gastroenterology; Volume 32, No 5 (2019); 431Detailed and applied anatomy for improved rectal cancer treatmentinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion2019-08-23Δημοσίευση σε περιοδικόPublication in journalΓαστροεντερολογίαGastroenterologyisi -Gastroenterology & Hepatology covers resources on the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and pathology of the digestive system. This category includes specific resources on the prognosis and treatment of digestive diseases; stomach ulcers; metabolic, genetic, infectious and chemically induced diseases of the liver; colitis; diseases of the pancreas and diseases of the rectum.Επιστημονικό άρθροScientific articleΒιβλιοκρισία / ΒιβλιοπαρουσίασηBook reviewΕλληνική Γαστροεντερολογική ΕταιρίαGreek Aggregator OpenArchives.gr | National Documentation Centre (EKT)other