ASO Author Reflections: The Economic Promise of "Watch and Wait" in Rectal Cancer: Insights from a Systematic Review

Ishraq Murshed^{1

2}, Tarik Sammour^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Discipline of Surgery, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia. Ishraq.Murshed@adelaide.edu.au.
² Colorectal Unit, Department of Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia. Ishraq.Murshed@adelaide.edu.au.
³ Discipline of Surgery, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
⁴ Colorectal Unit, Department of Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia.

Ishraq Murshed et al. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jan.

. 2025 Jan;32(1):180-181.

doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-16154-3. Epub 2024 Sep 3.

Ishraq Murshed^{1

2}, Tarik Sammour^{3

4}

¹ Discipline of Surgery, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia. Ishraq.Murshed@adelaide.edu.au.
² Colorectal Unit, Department of Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia. Ishraq.Murshed@adelaide.edu.au.
³ Discipline of Surgery, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
⁴ Colorectal Unit, Department of Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosures: There are no conflict of interest.

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