Short-term and long-term results of a randomized study comparing high tie and low tie inferior mesenteric artery ligation in laparoscopic rectal anterior resection: subanalysis of the HTLT (High tie vs. low tie) study.
Shoichi FujiiAtsushi IshibeMitsuyoshi OtaHirokazu SuwaJun WatanabeChikara KunisakiItaru EndoPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2018)
The IMA ligation level was unrelated to anastomotic leakage. No significant difference was detected in long-term results between HT and LT.
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