However, these differences did not reach statistical significance, and high ligation has neither consistently been shown to decrease blood flow of the colonic limb [ 18 , 19 ], nor increase anastomotic leakage [ 21 ].
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Mucosal blood flow in the remaining rectal stump is more affected by total than partial mesorectal excision in patients undergoing anterior resection: a key to understanding differing rates of anastomotic leakage?
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