Abstract:Background: To introduce a novel method for double stapling technique in colorectal anastomosis during laparoscopic anterior resection of upper rectal or sigmoid colon cancer with trans-rectal natural orifice specimen extraction (NOSE). Methods: From June 2015 and May 2016, patients with upper-rectal or sigmoid colon cancer who received treatment in Shanghai East Hospital were enrolled. Preoperative and postoperative clinical variables were analyzed and compared between groups. Postoperative pain was analyzed … Show more
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