A rare complication of laparoscopic low anterior resection

We report a 70-year-old lady who suffered from carcinoma of rectum with the lowest border of the tumor at 5 cm from the anal verge. Preoperative staging did not show any distant metastasis. Laparoscopic low anterior resection with total mesorectal excision was performed. The rectum was transected wi...

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Published in:	Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques Vol. 19; no. 5; p. e210
Main Authors:	Fan, Joe K M, Lo, Christine S Y, Law, Wai Lun
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-10-2009
Subjects:	Aged Anastomosis, Surgical - adverse effects Female Humans Laparoscopy - adverse effects Rectal Neoplasms - surgery Rectum - surgery Surgical Stapling - adverse effects
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