The use of a protective stoma in anterior resection and in coloanal anastomoses for rectal cancer was, till now, controversial. [1] and [2] Neoadjuvant therapy is considered a risk factor for anastomotic complications. We read with interest the article by Tsikitis and colleagues3 and note their good results, but some points of their study have to be discussed.
Postoperative morbidity with diversion after low anterior resection in the era of neoadjuvant therapy: a single institution experience / Pappalardo, Giuseppe; Spoletini, Domenico. - In: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. - ISSN 1072-7515. - STAMPA. - 209(6):6(2009), pp. 790-791. [10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.09.015]
Postoperative morbidity with diversion after low anterior resection in the era of neoadjuvant therapy: a single institution experience.
PAPPALARDO, Giuseppe;SPOLETINI, Domenico
2009
Abstract
The use of a protective stoma in anterior resection and in coloanal anastomoses for rectal cancer was, till now, controversial. [1] and [2] Neoadjuvant therapy is considered a risk factor for anastomotic complications. We read with interest the article by Tsikitis and colleagues3 and note their good results, but some points of their study have to be discussed.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
