Changes in the operability of colorectal cancers in the past twenty years

: We lose more than 3000 patients a year in Hungary as a result of colorectal cancer. Our aim was to determine how the last 20 years' development of surgical techniques and related specialties has affected the outcome in this patient group at our Department. This retrospective study shows a significant increase in the resectability of colorectal cancer, while there has been a substantial decrease in perioperative mortality.