Transperineal pelvic drainage combined with lateral position to promote perineal wound healing after abdominoperineal resection

Abstract. Background:. For the rectal cancer <5 cm from anal margin, extralevator abdominoperineal resection (eAPR) has been accepted widely by surgeons. However, the rate of perineal infection following up eAPR is approximately 70%. We did the study with the aim of evaluating the effect and safe...

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Main Authors: An Shang, MM, Min Wang, MD, Yongping Yang, MD, Zeyun Zhao, MM, Donglin Li, MM, Yu Guo, MM, Rui Qi, MM, Yang Yang, MM, Shuang Wang, MD, Wen-Wei Sung.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2022-04-01
Series:Medicine
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/MD.0000000000029104