Open AccessOncological Outcomes following Rectal Cancer Surgery with High or Low Ligation of the Inferior Mesenteric Artery
Author(s) -
Kenji Matsuda,
Shozo Yokoyama,
Tsukasa Hotta,
Katsunari Takifuji,
Takashi Watanabe,
Koichi Tamura,
Yasuyuki Mitani,
Hisao Iwamoto,
Yuki Mizumoto,
Hiroki Yamaue
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
gastrointestinal tumors
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2296-3766
pISSN - 2296-3774
DOI - 10.1159/000477805
Subject(s) - medicine , inferior mesenteric artery , ligation , colorectal cancer , clinical endpoint , randomized controlled trial , surgery , cancer , gastroenterology , urology
The level of inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) ligation for anterior resection of rectal cancer has several considerations concerning oncological outcomes. The primary endpoint of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) was to assess bowel function between high and low ligation. This study was intended to clarify oncological outcome as the secondary endpoint.