Impacts of trans‐anal tube placement in patients with sigmoid colon cancer: Risk verification analysis using inverse probability weighting analysis

Abstract Purpose Anastomotic leakage (AL) is a serious postoperative complication that affects short‐ and long‐term outcomes. The use of a trans‐anal drainage tube (TDT) is reported to prevent AL in rectal cancer patients, but its value in sigmoid colon cancer patients is unknown. Methods Admitted t...

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Main Authors: Tetsuro Tominaga, Takashi Nonaka, Toshio Shiraishi, Hiroshi Yano, Shuntaro Sato, Akiko Fukuda, Makoto Hisanaga, Shintaro Hashimoto, Terumitsu Sawai, Takeshi Nagayasu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-03-01
Series:Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ags3.12634