A prospective analysis of the postoperative and long-term functional outcomes of a novel technique to perform rectal transection during laparoscopic restorative proctectomy and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis.
Gilberto PoggioliMatteo RottoliAngela RomanoMassimo P Di SimoneLuca BoschiLorenzo GentiliniPublished in: Techniques in coloproctology (2022)
Our technique is safe and reproducible, and replicates the results of the open IPAA, while maintaining the advantages of minimally invasive surgery and avoiding any kind of anal manipulation which could result in poor long-term functional outcomes.