Peri-Operative Outcomes of Abdominotransanal Resection with Total Mesorectal Excision and Coloanal Anastomosis for Primary Distal Rectal Adenocarcinoma
Omar Ocampo,
Marc Paul Lopez,
Marie Dione Sacdalan
et al.
Abstract:Background: This study aimed to provide a local report on the perioperative outcomes as well as the factors that contribute to the development of complications on patients with primary distal rectal cancer who underwent abdomino-transanal resection (ATAR) with total mesorectal excision (TME) and transanal handsewn coloanal anastomosis (CAA). Methods: This retrospective study was conducted by the Division of Colorectal Surgery of the Philippine General Hospital which evaluated 79 adult patients who underwent A… Show more
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