Long-term stoma-related reinterventions after anterior resection for rectal cancer with or without anastomosis: population data from the Dutch snapshot study.
S J A HazenI VogelW A A BorstlapJ W T DekkerJ B TuynmanP J TanisMiranda Kustersnull nullPublished in: Techniques in coloproctology (2021)
Construction of a stoma after resection for rectal cancer with preservation of the sphincter is accompanied with long-term stoma-related morbidity. Stoma complications are more frequent after a HP. Even after 1 year, a significant number of reinterventions are required.