Surgical management of oncologic situations in visceral surgery is increasing. Overall survival and related quality of life are improved, due to enhanced perioperative care, improvement in strategies like surgical technique and oncological therapy. Functional disorders, whether or not related to oncologic disease, are not to be forgotten. Often underestimated, and causing significant distress, they deserve our best care. In the present review, the recent progresses on three particular topics are summarized : sacral neuromodulation for fecal incontinence, low anterior resection syndrome and achalasia.