The purpose of this prospective comparative cohort study was to assess the effect of protective ileostomy on the outcomes of patients with rectal cancer who underwent low anterior rectal (LAR) resection in patients with a diagnosis of colorectal cancer of both sexes and all ages that required low anterior resection(LAR) attending the Department of General Surgery at Tishreen University Hospital in Lattakia-Syria during the two years (May 2021- May 2023). the main question to answer is does protective ileostomy reduce leakage, SSI rate, and duration of hospitalization in patients with colorectal cancer. . Patients are divided into two groups: group 1: patients who underwent ileostomy (19 patients), and group 2 is the comparative group: patients who didn't (28 patients). Morbidity and mortality were compared between the two groups, to study the outcomes of protective ileostomy
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The Rate of Anastomosis leakage
Timeframe: up to 2 weeks post operatively
The Rate of Surgical Site Infection
Timeframe: up to 6 weeks post operatively