Trends and Facility-Level Variation in Minimally Invasive and Sphincter-Preserving Rectal Cancer Surgery in Veterans Health Administration: A Retrospective Cohort Study

By afschroeder • October 24, 2026

Kwan KL, Yuan AH, Jackson NJ, Saliba D, Washington DL, Russell MM. Trends and Facility-Level Variation in Minimally Invasive and Sphincter-Preserving Rectal Cancer Surgery in Veterans Health Administration: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Gastrointest Surg. 2026 Oct 23:102649. doi: 10.1016/j.gassur.2026.102649. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42918398.

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