Langenbecks Arch Surg
September 2023
Background: In cases of rectal cancer surgery, patients at high risk of anastomotic leakage often receive a defunctioning stoma (DS). However, its role in postoperative anastomotic strictures (AS) remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between DS and AS and outcomes of transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) in treating rectal AS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: Patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) have a lower survival rate during the first year following resection surgery. We analyzed the factors influencing this early mortality.
Methods And Material: The clinicopathological data of patients aged 70 years or older who underwent radical surgery for CRC between January 2012 and December 2018 were collected and analyzed retrospectively.