Functional and Physiologic Assessment of the Colonic Reservoir or Side-to-End Anastomosis After Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer: A Two-Year Follow-Up

Abstract

Colonic J-pouch and side-to-end anastomosis gives comparable functional results two years after low anterior resection. Neorectal volume had no detectable influence on function. There was a pronounced and sustained postoperative decrease in sphincter pressures.