Abstract:Background: Delayed postoperative anastomotic bleeding is a life-threatening complication of gastrointestinal reconstruction surgery, but rarely been reported in the literature. Case presentation: A 64-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with bleeding stool for 10 days, he had a long history of uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus. He was then diagnosed with synchronous adenocarcinoma of the ascending colon and the rectum. Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy combined with low anterior resection of rectal c… Show more
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