High Versus Low Ligation of the Inferior Mesenteric Artery During Rectal Resection for Cancer: Oncological Outcomes After Three Years of Follow-Up From the HIGHLOW Trial

High Versus Low Ligation of the Inferior Mesenteric Artery During Rectal Resection for Cancer: Oncological Outcomes After Three Years of Follow-Up From the HIGHLOW Trial

Objectives:. To determine the disease-free survival (DFS), disease-specific survival (DSS), and recurrence in patients who underwent laparoscopic low anterior rectal resection with total mesorectal excision (TME) with either high or low ligation of the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA). Background:....

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Main Authors: Giulio M. Mari, MD, Jacopo Crippa, MD, Pietro Achilli, MD, Isacco Montroni, MD, Giampaolo Ugolini, MD, Giovanni Taffurelli, MD, Eugenio Cocozza, MD, Giacomo Borroni, MD, Francesco Valenti, MD, Francesco Roscio, MD, Giovanni Ferrari, MD, Matteo Origi, MD, Walter Zuliani, MD, Raffaele Pugliese, MD, Andrea T. M. Costanzi, MD, Abe Fingherut, MD, Dario Maggioni, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health 2020-12-01
Series:Annals of Surgery Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/AS9.0000000000000017

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