Rectal washout during abdominoperineal resection for rectal cancer has no impact on the oncological outcome.
Rebecca Svensson NeufertFredrik JörgrenPamela BuchwaldPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2021)
Our results do not support routine rectal washout during abdominoperineal resection in order to improve the oncological outcome.