Urinary dysfunctions in local advanced rectal carcinoma: urodynamic features and impact of associated-age diseases

Background Voiding dysfunctions are common complications after rectal cancer resection, secondary to injury to the autonomic nervous plexus. In locally advanced rectal cancer nervous damage can be necessary in order to obtain curative resection. However, the development of a new surgical technique such as Total Mesorectal Excision, nerve sparing dissection (and about multivisceral resections bladdersparing operations) and greater understanding of the regional anatomy has improved survival and decreased voiding and sexual dysfunction rates [1].