Abstract
A significant part of rectal cancer survivors will experience urogenital dysfunction induced by the treatment. Significant progress has been made in order to improve the total mesorectal technique through different approaches (open, laparoscopic, robotic, transanal). Rectal cancer surgery is technically difficult notably deep in the pelvis, and therefore the most frequent cause of the postoperative dysfunction is the surgical nerve damage of the autonomic nerves at this level. The main objectives of these efforts were to obtain maximal oncological results and to achieve better functional outcomes including less postoperative urogenital dysfunctions. Our purpose was to build a comprehensive review of the existing literature data regarding this issue from past to present.
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