ASIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY, vol.34, no.2, pp.63-68, 2011 (SCI-Expanded)
BACKGROUND: Diverting ileostomy is believed to mitigate the effects of anastomotic complications in low anterior resections (LAR) for rectal cancer. However, there are no data about the effects of diverting ileostomy on the outcomes of laparoscopic LAR.