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What is an AP resection? How is it different from an anterior resection? Why are there so many names? An AP resection stands for an abdominoperineal resection. Let’s break it down: Abdominoperineal resection = abdomino (abdominal) + perineal (of the perineum – the saddle region which extends from the external genitalia to the anus) +Continue reading “What is an AP Resection?”