对低中位直肠癌的手术治疗,我国的病家常因顾虑腹部结肠造口,而予拒绝或延迟接受。近年来,许多外科医师为此作了临床探索和实验研究,已有不少报告,并在第三届全国大肠癌会议(1986年12月杭州)讨论。此期本刊约请部分同志,笔谈直肠癌切除术避免腹部结肠造口的问题,旨在引起更广泛的关注和深入探讨。 For the surgical treatment of low and middle rectal cancer, the sick family in China often refuses or delays accepting the abdominal colostomy. In recent years, many surgeons have made clinical explorations and experimental studies for this purpose. There have been many reports and discussions at the Third National Conference on Colorectal Cancer (December 1986 in Hangzhou). This issue of the journal invites some comrades to discuss the issue of resection of rectal cancer to avoid colostomy of the abdomen, aiming to arouse more extensive attention and in-depth discussion.