The hypothesis of the present trial was that the use of a defunctioning loop stoma reduces the rate of symptomatic anastomotic leakage from 15% to 7.5% after low anterior resection of the rectum for cancer.
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Symptomatic anastomotic leakage following low anterior resection of the rectum for cancer with and without a defunctioning stoma. Anorectal function after one and five years without defunctioning stoma.
Timeframe: 30 days, one year and five years.