%0 Journal Article %T Comparative Study on the Value of Anal Preserving Surgery for Aged People with Low Rectal Carcinoma in Jiangsu, China %J Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention %I West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), APOCP's West Asia Chapter. %Z 1513-7368 %D 2012 %\ 05/01/2012 %V 13 %N 5 %P 2339-2340 %! Comparative Study on the Value of Anal Preserving Surgery for Aged People with Low Rectal Carcinoma in Jiangsu, China %K rectal cancer %K Surgery %K anal preserving surgery %K aged Chinese patients %R %X Objective: To compare the efficacy of anal preserving surgery for aged people with low rectal carcinoma.Methods: Clinical data for a consecutive cohort of 98 rectal cancer patients with distal tumors located within3cm -7cm of the anal verge were collected. Among these, 42 received anal preserving surgery (35 with Dixon,3 with Parks and 4 with transanal operations). The local recurrence and survival rates in the above operationswere compared with those of the Miles operation in another 56 patients with rectal cancer. Results: The localrecurrence and 3-, 5-year survival rates of anal preserving surgery were 16.7%, 64.3% and 52.4%, those of Milesoperations were 16.1%, 67.9% and 51.8% respectively (P>0.05). Conclusion: Anal preserving surgery for agedpeople with low rectal cancer is not inferior to conventional operations in China, with satisfactory long termsurvival and comparable local recurrence rates. %U https://journal.waocp.org/article_26473_2a13d4758fd68b61a897dc238ae87290.pdf