Aim Surgeons have concerns whether high ligation (HL) of the inferior mesenteric artery
(IMA) increases the incidence of anastomotic leakage (AL). This meta‐analysis aimed to …

Advances in surgical and adjuvant therapies have resulted in a dramatic improvement in
outcomes of rectal cancer in terms of both oncology and functional preservation. Surgery …

Objective The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to summarize the current
scientific evidence regarding the impact of the level of inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) …

Currently, high or low ligation of the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) is a controversial issue
in laparoscopic radical surgery for colorectal cancer. High or low ligation of the IMA has both …

BACKGROUND: Although smaller circular staplers are easier to insert and less likely to
involve the vagina and levator ani muscles when performing double stapling technique …

Aim In rectal cancer surgery, the problem about which of the mesenteric artery ligation
variants (high or low) is more beneficial to the patient remains unsolved. Recent meta …

Background The routine establishment of a diverting stoma (DS) remains controversial in
every patient undergoing Dixon operation. We aimed to establish a model for the risk …

Background: Unlike the tumor nodes metastasis (TNM) lymph node classification, based
solely on counts of nodal metastases, the Japanese system of classifying colorectal …

Background There is uncertainty in the literature about preserving the left colic artery (LCA)
during low anterior resection for rectal cancer. We analyzed the effect of preserving the LCA …

Background Preserving the left colic artery (LCA) during anterior resection for rectal cancer
is controversial, and robust evidence of the outcomes of LCA preservation plus apical lymph …