Low incidence of perineal hernia repair after abdominoperineal resection for rectal cancer.

CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of perineal hernia repair was below 1% after conventional abdominoperineal resection and proctocolectomy. PROMS and risk of recurrence may benefit from centralising perineal hernia repair. FUNDING: none. TRIAL REGISTRATION: not relevant. PMID: 28673377 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Danish Medical Journal - Category: General Medicine Tags: Dan Med J Source Type: research