Background: to evaluate the outcome of stapled colo-anal anastomoses after extended low anterior resection for distal rectal carcinoma. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study of fifty patients who underwent coloanal anastomoses after extended low anterior resection was conducted at Imam Hospital from September 2007 up to July 2012. Results: The distance of the tumor from anal verge was 3 to 8 cm. Anastomotic leakage developed in 6% of patients and defecation problems in 16% . One-year local recurrence was 6% while three-year local recurrence was 4%. One-year systemic recurrence was seen in 22% while three year systemic recurrence was seen in 20%. Conclusions: Colo-anal anastomoses after extended low anterior resection for distal rectal carcinoma can be conducted safely.
(2015). Extended Low Anterior Resection with a Circular Stapler in Patients with Rectal Cancer: a Single Center Experience. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 16(18), 8141-8143.
MLA
. "Extended Low Anterior Resection with a Circular Stapler in Patients with Rectal Cancer: a Single Center Experience". Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 16, 18, 2015, 8141-8143.
HARVARD
(2015). 'Extended Low Anterior Resection with a Circular Stapler in Patients with Rectal Cancer: a Single Center Experience', Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 16(18), pp. 8141-8143.
VANCOUVER
Extended Low Anterior Resection with a Circular Stapler in Patients with Rectal Cancer: a Single Center Experience. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 2015; 16(18): 8141-8143.
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