Risk factors for outlet obstruction after laparoscopic surgery and diverting ileostomy for rectal cancer

ConclusionsThe thickness of the rectus abdominis muscle may be used to predict the occurrence of outlet obstruction in male patients with rectal cancer who undergo laparoscopic surgery and diverting ileostomy.

http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00595-020-02096-2

Source: Surgery Today - August 3, 2020 Category: Surgery Source Type: research