AUTHOR=Pata Francesco , Tutino Roberta , Picciariello Arcangelo , Cantarella Francesco TITLE=Editorial: Colorectal surgery and proctology: past, present, and future JOURNAL=Frontiers in Surgery VOLUME=11 YEAR=2024 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2024.1373867 DOI=10.3389/fsurg.2024.1373867 ISSN=2296-875X