Preface .- Preoperative diagnostic procedures: Pathology of rectal cancer .- MRT for staging .- Preoperative therapeutic options: Preoperative chemoradiotherapy .- Rectal surgery: Surgical anatomy of the pelvis .- Basics of rectal cancer surgery .- Development of intersphincteric resection .- Surgical technique of ISR .- Laparoscopic technique .- Experience in France .- Modification of ISR .- Our technique of ISR .- Experience...