Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID	96813
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Received	2024-05-15 15:02
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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Letter to the Editor
Article Title	Preservation of superior rectal artery in laparoscopic colectomy: The best choice for slow transit constipation?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Yi lei Liu and Wei-Cheng Liu
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Wei-Cheng Liu http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1664-8728
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Corresponding Author	Wei-Cheng Liu, Doctor, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Deputy Director, Doctor, Doctor, Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery (Clinical Center for Pelvic Floor Surgery), Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, No. 169 Dong Hu Road, Wuhan 430071, Hubei Province, China. wb000837@whu.edu.cn
Key Words	Laparoscopic colectomy; Slow transit constipation; Ileorectal anastomosis; Superior rectal artery; Anastomotic leak
Core Tip	It is advised that patients with slow transit constipation (STC) who did not respond to conservative treatment undergo laparoscopic colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis. Preserving the superior rectal artery (SRA) can assist lower the occurrence rate of anastomotic leak. It is possible that laparoscopic colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis and preservation of SRA will be the best surgical choice for patients with STC.
Publish Date	2024-07-22 11:57
Citation	<p>Liu YL, Liu WC. Preservation of superior rectal artery in laparoscopic colectomy: The best choice for slow transit constipation? <i>World J Gastrointest Surg</i> 2024; 16(7): 2362-2364</p>
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v16/i7/2362.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v16.i7.2362

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