Open AccessA US Rectal Cancer Consortium Study of Inferior Mesenteric Artery Versus Superior Rectal Artery Ligation: How High Do We Need to Go?
Author(s) -
Michael K. Turgeon,
Adriana C. Gamboa,
Scott E. Regenbogen,
Jennifer HolderMurray,
Sherif AbdelMisih,
Alexander T. Hawkins,
Matthew L. Silviera,
Shishir K. Maithel,
Glen C. Balch
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
diseases of the colon and rectum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.575
H-Index - 162
eISSN - 1530-0358
pISSN - 0012-3706
DOI - 10.1097/dcr.0000000000002052
Subject(s) - medicine , inferior mesenteric artery , colorectal cancer , ligation , surgery , anastomosis , colorectal surgery , superior mesenteric artery , surgical oncology , abdominoperineal resection , cancer , abdominal surgery
The optimal level of pedicle ligation during proctectomy for rectal cancer, either at the origin of the inferior mesenteric artery or the superior rectal artery, is still debated.