Patient Question:Disease:Rectal cancer is 2 cm from the anus, can the surgery preserve the anus? Description:My mother started to have blood in her stool a year ago, and recently she was found to have rectal cancer 2 cm from the anus at a local hospital, and the local hospital recommended a rerouting surgery. Considering that my mother is 76 years old and afraid that she cannot bear it, we went to Nanjing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine for referral and the doctor also said that we should do the rerouting surgery. The patient is currently very thin, has a poor appetite, and does not eat much at night, but is still in good spirits. Help wanted:Please ask Dr. Li if it is possible for the patient to have a low level anal preservation surgery without rerouting? Hospital Department Visited:Nanjing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Department of Anorectal Surgery Li Xinxiang, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cancer Hospital of Fudan University Reply: 2cm from the anus is a cancer of the anal canal, which is obviously not suitable for anal preservation. As long as there are no serious medical complications, laparoscopic surgery can be accepted at the age of 76, and our 94-year-old patients have successfully completed laparoscopic surgery. Never lose the chance of cure.