Significance of information obtained during transanal drainage tube placement after anterior resection of colorectal cancer.
Yuki OkazakiMasatsune ShibutaniHisashi NagaharaTatsunari FukuokaYasuhito IsekiEn WangKiyoshi MaedaKosei HirakawaMasaichi OhiraPublished in: PloS one (2022)
A large fecal volume from transanal drainage tube after anterior rectal resection or intentional defecation in patients with transanal drainage tube placement were suggested to be risk factors for anastomotic leakage.