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Article History

Received: 20 October 2021

Revised: 13 February 2022

Accepted: 25 February 2022

First Online: 29 March 2022

Declarations

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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Dr. Audrey Fohlen.

: The authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies, whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article.

: One of the authors, Dr Remy Morello, has significant statistical expertise.

: Written informed consent was not required for this study because it is a retrospective study (RIPH category 3 in French law, only non-opposition consent is needed).

: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained (CLERS CHU Caen and CNIL).

: Some study subjects or cohorts have been previously reported in Eid Y, Menahem B, Bouvier V, Lebreton G, Thobie A, Bazille C, et al. Has adherence to treatment guidelines for mid/low rectal cancer affected the management of patients? A monocentric study of 604 consecutive patients. Journal of Visceral Surgery. Sept 2019;156(4):281-90.

: • retrospective• diagnostic or prognostic study• performed at one institution