Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID	67314
Country	China

Received	2021-04-22 12:12
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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Meta-Analysis
Article Title	Genitourinary function and defecation after colorectal cancer surgery with low- and high-ligation of inferior mesenteric artery: A meta-analysis
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Xiao Bai, Chun-Dong Zhang, Jun-Peng Pei and Dong-Qiu Dai
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Xiao Bai http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5964-0289 Chun-Dong Zhang http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1804-1356 Jun-Peng Pei http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1876-3204 Dong-Qiu Dai http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1154-3276
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Corresponding Author	Dong-Qiu Dai, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, No. 4 Chongshan East Road, Shenyang 110032, Liaoning Province, China. daidq63@163.com
Key Words	Low ligation; High ligation; Colorectal cancer; Genitourinary function; Defecatory function; Meta-analysis
Core Tip	It remains unclear whether the benefits of low ligation of the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) during sigmoid colon and rectal cancer surgeries extend to improved genitourinary and defecatory function. We conducted this meta-analysis to compare low ligation and high ligation of the IMA in terms of functional outcomes, as well as other surgical and long-term survival outcomes.
Publish Date	2021-08-20 10:31
Citation	Bai X, Zhang CD, Pei JP, Dai DQ. Genitourinary function and defecation after colorectal cancer surgery with low-and high-ligation of inferior mesenteric artery: A meta-analysis. World J Gastrointest Surg 2021; 13(8): 871-884
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v13/i8/871.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v13.i8.871

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