The impact of circular stapler size on the risk of anastomotic stricture following total mesorectal excision in rectal cancer patients: A retrospective cross-sectional study.
Behnam BehboudiSeyed Mohsen Ahmadi TaftiSeyyed-Alireza HosseiniKiana Tadbir-VajargahMohammad Sadegh FazeliAlireza HadizadehAmirhossein PoopakMohammad Reza KeramatiAlireza KazemeiniAryan AyatiHannaneh Yousefi-KomaPublished in: Health science reports (2023)
this study found no statistically significant difference in the stricture rates and stapler size. The findings of this study provide credibility to the notion that in rectal cancer patients having LAR, strictures can be safely avoided by performing the anastomoses with both staplers.