A Multidisciplinary Approach to Rectal Cancer Treatment in Ulcerative Colitis Results in High Rate of Restorative Minimally Invasive Surgery

Few recent studies focus on the treatment of rectal cancer in patients with ulcerative colitis. We report treatment options and results for this subset of patients with a multimodal approach at two European referral centres.Ulcerative colitis patients diagnosed with rectal cancer arising at less than 15 cm from the anal verge between January 2010 and December 2020 were analysed. Demographics, clinical data, and details of medical and surgical...