Advantages of ligating the rectum with gauze pad band in laparoscopic anterior resection of rectal cancer: a propensity score matched analysis

Abstract Purpose It is difficult to maintain sufficient tension throughout laparoscopic anterior resection with total mesorectal excision, which causes a decline in surgical quality. We used a soft, inexpensive gauze pad band pulling the rectal tube to analyze the effect of surgery. Methods A gauze...

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Main Authors: Yang Liu, Hengduo Qi, Chun Deng, Zhenyu Zhang, Zhi Guo, Xiaojun Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:BMC Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-022-01822-6