Does a transanal drainage tube reduce anastomotic leakage? A matched cohort study in 144 patients undergoing laparoscopic sphincter-saving surgery for rectal cancer.
Alexandre ChallineA CazellesAlice FrontaliLéon MaggioriYves PanisPublished in: Techniques in coloproctology (2020)
Our case-matched study suggested that a TD tube does not reduce the AL rate after laparoscopic sphincter-saving surgery for rectal cancer.