TAPT has many advantages, low complications and the results are excellent. It seems the most common complication is anastomotic stricture that responds well to prophylactic bouginage. We recommend prophylactic anal bouginage with Hegar probe at 2 weeks after operation. Long-term follow-up is needed to evaluate the outcomes of our operations.
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