DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM, cilt.55, sa.8, ss.907-912, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)
BACKGROUND: One of the most important aspects for patients undergoing rectal cancer surgery is quality of life, which is closely related to postoperative sexual, urinary, and bowel functions. To preserve these functions, surgeons need to pay special attention to the fascial planes and autonomic nerve plexuses.