Colonic J-pouch versus side-to-end anastomosis for rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

• Published in: BMC surgery Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 1 - 12
• Main Author: Wang, Zheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 21.08.2021; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Analysis; Anastomosis; Cancer; Clinical trials; Colonic J-pouch anastomosis; Colorectal cancer; Complications; Defecation; Health aspects; Intestine; Meta-analysis; Quality of life; Rectal cancer; Rectum; Sensitivity analysis; Side-to-end anastomosis

Background This study aims to compare colonic J-pouch and side-to-end anastomosis for rectal cancer in terms of surgical and bowel functional outcomes and quality of life (QoL). Methods A systematic literature search was performed in PubMed, Embase and Cochrane. The last search was performed on Marc...