Does surgical technique influence bowel function after low anterior resection and sigmoid colectomy?
Surgical technique had a significant impact on bowel function following low anterior resection and sigmoid colectomy for cancer. When high ligation of the inferior mesenteric artery is abandoned and the pelvic autonomic nerve is preserved by careful technique, postoperative bowel dysfunction in patients with rectosigmoid colon cancer can be minimized.
These findings suggest that C3a and C4a may be useful markers of Lyme disease in patients seen shortly after tick bite, even in those without EM.