Protective defunctioning stoma in low anterior resection for rectal carcinoma
British journal of surgery2005Vol. 92(9), pp. 1137–1142
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Abstract
A protective stoma reduced the rate of anastomotic leakage that required surgical intervention, and mitigated the sequelae of such leakage. Colostomy closure was associated with less morbidity than closure of an ileostomy.
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