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Purpose: Anastomotic leakage (AL) is a serious postoperative complication that affects short- and long-term outcomes. The use of a trans-anal drainage tube (TDT) is reported to prevent AL in rectal cancer patients, but its value in sigmoid colon cancer patients is unknown.
Methods: Admitted to the study were 379 patients who underwent surgery for sigmoid colon cancer between 2016 and 2020.