Surgical and oncological short-term outcomes of prone extralevator abdominoperineal excision for low rectal cancer

Conclusion Prone extralevator abdominoperineal excision is comparable to standard abdominoperineal resection. It was associated to a decrease in length of hospital stay and readmission rate, although more perineal complications occurred. We cannot recommend it as a standard technique for all low rectal cancer. Notwithstanding, prone extralevator abdominoperineal excision can be considered a more radical approach when there is sphincter complex or levators muscles invasion.
Source: Journal of Coloproctology - Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: research