Baily & Love 79: The Rectum

This episode explores rectal disease, where anatomy, oncological principles, and function intersect. Listeners are guided through rectal cancer, prolapse, and inflammatory conditions, with focus on staging, imaging, and multidisciplinary planning.The discussion highlights the technical demands of rectal surgery — margins, nerve preservation, sphincter function, and the role of neoadjuvant therapy. The episode also addresses postoperative quality of life and long-term surveillance.This chapter frames rectal surgery as meticulous and deliberate — where millimetres matter and outcomes extend beyond cure. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drmanaankarray.substack.com/subscribe