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Risk factors for outlet obstruction after laparoscopic surgery and diverting ileostomy for rectal cancer.

Shigemasa SasakiToshiya NagasakiKoji ObaTakashi AkiyoshiToshiki MukaiTomohiro YamaguchiYosuke FukunagaYoshiya Fujimoto
Published in: Surgery today (2020)
The thickness of the rectus abdominis muscle may be used to predict the occurrence of outlet obstruction in male patients with rectal cancer who undergo laparoscopic surgery and diverting ileostomy.
Keyphrases
  • laparoscopic surgery
  • rectal cancer
  • locally advanced
  • risk assessment
  • skeletal muscle
  • optical coherence tomography
  • ultrasound guided
  • radiation therapy