Key result
Diverting stoma evaluated for effects on symptomatic anastomotic leakage after rectal cancer resection.
Why the study?
Does a diverting stoma reduce symptomatic anastomotic leakage in patients undergoing low anterior resection for rectal cancer?
Does a diverting stoma reduce symptomatic anastomotic leakage in patients undergoing low anterior resection for rectal cancer?
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This study evaluates the effect of a diverting stoma on symptomatic anastomotic leakage after low anterior resection for rectal cancer.
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Ito et al. (2014) studied this question. A diverting stoma was evaluated for its effects on symptomatic anastomotic leakage after low anterior resection for rectal cancer in a propensity-matched cohort of 1014 patients.
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