The application of intraoperative strategies to reduce protective stoma in mid and low rectal cancer: a retrospective study utilizing indocyanine green and precise anatomical techniques.

World J Surg Oncol · 2026 · PMC12866508 · PMID 41484876

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Additionally, while it is worth noting that operation time for patients undergoing PHISTA Technique was slightly longer than that for those receiving conventional LaTME (median times being 145 min vs.132 min), this difference did not reach statistical significance (P = 0.440).

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