“…The well-known potential risk factors of AL are patients’ medical conditions, surgical techniques, radiation exposure, and anastomotic organs [ [1] , [2] , [3] , [4] ]. For instance, the overall incidence of AL after ileocolic anastomosis is 0.4–6.5% [ [1] , [2] , [3] , [4] ], whereas the incidence of AL after rectal resection was up to 30% [ 5 ]. Prevention of AL during surgical procedures is important because it is associated with high morbidity and mortality [ [1] , [2] , [3] , [4] , 6 ].…”