Surgical and Non-Surgical Approaches to the Management of Rectal Cancer

Description

This webinar will cover several topics related to current management of rectal cancer including: Role of MRI in non-operative management, Selecting patients for organ preservation in rectal cancer, Current outcomes of neoadjuvant therapy in rectal cancer, Outcomes of local resection in rectal cancer, Management of lateral pelvic lymph nodes in rectal cancer, and what the colorectal surgeon should know about the disappearing liver metastasis and liver metastasis in rectal cancer with complete clinical response.

Moderators: Linda Farkas, MD, FACS, FASCRS; Emad Aly MD, MEd, FRCS, FACS, FASCRS
Speakers: Harmeet Kaur, MBBS, MD; Rodrigo Oliva Perez, MD, PhD; Leonard Saltz, MD; Nelya Melnitchouk MD, MSc, FACS; Tsuyoshi Konishi, MD, PhD, FASCRS; Timothy Pawlik, MD, MPH, PhD

Credit Hours Available: 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Release Date: May 9, 2024
CME Expires: May 9, 2027

Transferring Credits to the ACCME/American Board of Surgery (ABS)/Other Collaborating Boards
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Last updated: September 18, 2025