ASO Visual Abstract: Rectal Cancer Watch & Wait Management in Patients with Tumors that Are within or beyond the Reach of Digital Rectal Examination

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Trinity Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
² Department of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.
³ University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.
⁴ Department of Surgical Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
⁵ Department of Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
⁶ Department of Surgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
⁷ Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA, USA.
⁸ Danbury Hospital, Northwell Health, Danbury, CT, USA.
⁹ Department of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA. Jon.vogel@cuanschutz.edu.

Michael Boysen et al. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026.

. 2026 Jan 18.

doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-19012-y. Online ahead of print.

¹ Department of Surgery, Trinity Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
² Department of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.
³ University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.
⁴ Department of Surgical Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
⁵ Department of Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
⁶ Department of Surgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
⁷ Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA, USA.
⁸ Danbury Hospital, Northwell Health, Danbury, CT, USA.
⁹ Department of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA. Jon.vogel@cuanschutz.edu.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: Fergal Fleming reports author royalty: up to date.