Splenic flexure mobilization and anastomotic leakage in anterior resection for rectal cancer: A multicentre cohort study.
Martin RutegårdJohan SvenssonJosefin SegelmanPeter MatthiessenMarie-Louise LydrupJennifer Parknull nullPublished in: Scandinavian journal of surgery : SJS : official organ for the Finnish Surgical Society and the Scandinavian Surgical Society (2023)
SFM did not seem to influence the risk of anastomotic leakage after anterior resection for rectal cancer, regardless of type of mesorectal excision, use of minimally invasive surgery, or high vascular ligation.