Superior rectal artery preservation to reduce anastomotic leak rates in familial adenomatous polyposis patients treated with total colectomy and ileorectal anastomosis.
E RausaG CollettiCiniselli Chiara MauraS SignoroniV DuroniF CavalcoliA MagarottoM T RicciC BrignolaD BiasoniP VerderioM VitellaroPublished in: Techniques in coloproctology (2023)
SRA preservation can be considered an advantage in this patient population, despite adding a further technical step during surgery and thereby prolonging the operative time. Intraoperative endoscopic checking of possible anastomotic bleeding sites is recommended.