Long-term clinical outcomes after high and low ligations with lymph node dissection around the root of the inferior mesenteric artery in patients with rectal cancer

CONCLUSION: LL with LNs dissection around the root of the IMA might not affect the oncologic outcomes comparing to HL; however, it has minimal benefit for defecatory function.PMID:38414122 | DOI:10.3393/ac.2023.00094.0013

Source: Annals of Coloproctology - February 28, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Min Wan Lee Sung Sil Park Kiho You Dong Eun Lee Dong Woon Lee Sung Chan Park Kyung Su Han Dae Kyung Sohn Chang Won Hong Bun Kim Byung Chang Kim Hee Jin Chang Dae Yong Kim Jae Hwan Oh Source Type: research