Rectal Cancer in the Elderly: To Operate or Not to Operate? A Nationwide Retrospective Study of the Italian Society of Surgical Oncology–Colorectal Cancer Network Collaborative Group

Rossella Reddavid, Ugo Elmore, Danila Azzolina, Jacopo Moro, Simona Ceraolo, Paola De Nardi, Alberto Biondi, Roberto Persiani, Leonardo Solaini, Donato P. Pafundi, Desiree Cianflocca, Diego Sasia, Marco Milone, Giulia Turri, Michela Mineccia, Francesca Pecchini, Gaetano Gallo, Daniela Rega, Simona Gili, Fabio Maiello, Andrea Barberis, Federico Costanzo, Monica Ortenzi, Andrea Divizia, Caterina Foppa, Gabriele Anania, Antonino Spinelli, Giuseppe S. Sica, Mario Guerrieri, Roberto Polastri, Francesco Bianco, Paolo Delrio, Micaela Piccoli, Alessandro Ferrero, Corrado Pedrazzani, Giovanni D. De Palma, Felice Borghi, Claudio Coco, Davide Cavaliere, Domenico D’Ugo, Riccardo Rosati, Maurizio Degiuli

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DOI: 10.1097/dcr.0000000000003961
Published: 2025-12-08
Container: Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
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@article{allodium:10.1097/dcr.0000000000003961,
  title = {Rectal Cancer in the Elderly: To Operate or Not to Operate? A Nationwide Retrospective Study of the Italian Society of Surgical Oncology–Colorectal Cancer Network Collaborative Group},
  author = {Rossella Reddavid and Ugo Elmore and Danila Azzolina and Jacopo Moro and Simona Ceraolo and Paola De Nardi and Alberto Biondi and Roberto Persiani and Leonardo Solaini and Donato P. Pafundi and Desiree Cianflocca and Diego Sasia and Marco Milone and Giulia Turri and Michela Mineccia and Francesca Pecchini and Gaetano Gallo and Daniela Rega and Simona Gili and Fabio Maiello and Andrea Barberis and Federico Costanzo and Monica Ortenzi and Andrea Divizia and Caterina Foppa and Gabriele Anania and Antonino Spinelli and Giuseppe S. Sica and Mario Guerrieri and Roberto Polastri and Francesco Bianco and Paolo Delrio and Micaela Piccoli and Alessandro Ferrero and Corrado Pedrazzani and Giovanni D. De Palma and Felice Borghi and Claudio Coco and Davide Cavaliere and Domenico D’Ugo and Riccardo Rosati and Maurizio Degiuli},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Diseases of the Colon \&amp; Rectum},
  doi = {10.1097/dcr.0000000000003961},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/dcr.0000000000003961}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Rectal Cancer in the Elderly: To Operate or Not to Operate? A Nationwide Retrospective Study of the Italian Society of Surgical Oncology–Colorectal Cancer Network Collaborative Group
AU  - Rossella Reddavid
AU  - Ugo Elmore
AU  - Danila Azzolina
AU  - Jacopo Moro
AU  - Simona Ceraolo
AU  - Paola De Nardi
AU  - Alberto Biondi
AU  - Roberto Persiani
AU  - Leonardo Solaini
AU  - Donato P. Pafundi
AU  - Desiree Cianflocca
AU  - Diego Sasia
AU  - Marco Milone
AU  - Giulia Turri
AU  - Michela Mineccia
AU  - Francesca Pecchini
AU  - Gaetano Gallo
AU  - Daniela Rega
AU  - Simona Gili
AU  - Fabio Maiello
AU  - Andrea Barberis
AU  - Federico Costanzo
AU  - Monica Ortenzi
AU  - Andrea Divizia
AU  - Caterina Foppa
AU  - Gabriele Anania
AU  - Antonino Spinelli
AU  - Giuseppe S. Sica
AU  - Mario Guerrieri
AU  - Roberto Polastri
AU  - Francesco Bianco
AU  - Paolo Delrio
AU  - Micaela Piccoli
AU  - Alessandro Ferrero
AU  - Corrado Pedrazzani
AU  - Giovanni D. De Palma
AU  - Felice Borghi
AU  - Claudio Coco
AU  - Davide Cavaliere
AU  - Domenico D’Ugo
AU  - Riccardo Rosati
AU  - Maurizio Degiuli
PY  - 2025
JO  - Diseases of the Colon &amp; Rectum
DO  - 10.1097/dcr.0000000000003961
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1097/dcr.0000000000003961
ER  -

APA

Reddavid, R., Elmore, U., Azzolina, D., Moro, J., Ceraolo, S., Nardi, P. D., Biondi, A., Persiani, R., Solaini, L., Pafundi, D. P., Cianflocca, D., Sasia, D., Milone, M., Turri, G., Mineccia, M., Pecchini, F., Gallo, G., Rega, D., Gili, S., Maiello, F., Barberis, A., Costanzo, F., Ortenzi, M., Divizia, A., Foppa, C., Anania, G., Spinelli, A., Sica, G. S., Guerrieri, M., Polastri, R., Bianco, F., Delrio, P., Piccoli, M., Ferrero, A., Pedrazzani, C., Palma, G. D. D., Borghi, F., Coco, C., Cavaliere, D., D’Ugo, D., Rosati, R., & Degiuli, M. (2025). Rectal Cancer in the Elderly: To Operate or Not to Operate? A Nationwide Retrospective Study of the Italian Society of Surgical Oncology–Colorectal Cancer Network Collaborative Group. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. https://doi.org/10.1097/dcr.0000000000003961

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