J-Pouch vs Side-to-End Anastomosis After Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer

J-Pouch vs Side-to-End Anastomosis After Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer: Short and Long-Term Outcomes of a Prospective Randomized Trial

Current study aims to analyze the outcomes of j-pouch and side-to-end anastomosis in rectal cancer patients treated with laparoscopic hand-assisted low anterior resection

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients with rectal cancer which is located up to 12 cm from the dentate line observed with a rigid rectosigmoidoscope

Exclusion Criteria:

• refusal of the patient to participate
• pregnancy,
• previous radiation therapy,
• those have cancers other than adenocarcinoma,
• those planned to have local excision or abdominoperineal resection