Abstract:A 61-year-old man was referred to our hospital because of anal bleeding. Colonoscopy revealed a type 1 tumor at the rectum Ra. Biopsy of the tumor revealed a diagnosis of well to moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma. Laparoscopy-assisted low anterior resection was performed with the diagnosis of rectal cancer. The operating time was 4 hours and one minute, and the operative bleeding amounted to 25 ml. The postoperative course was uneventful, but abdominal pain and an increase in inflammatory reaction occur… Show more
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