Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection
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Malignancy- A 48-year-old otherwise healthy woman has undergone a laparoscopic low anterior resection (LAR) and completed 12 cycles of adjuvant FOLFOX for a near-obstructing pT3N2M0 rectosigmoid cancer. On surveillance imaging, she is found to have a peripheral solitary 3-cm right lower lobe lung lesion. No other metastasis is identified. What is the best next step in her management?
- A perimenopausal female patient with a microsatellite stable rectosigmoid cancer is scheduled for a laparoscopic low anterior resection (LAR). Prophylactic oophorectomy is recommended in which of the following patient scenarios?
- You are counseling a 48-year-old man on laparoscopic low anterior resection for T2N0 rectal cancer, as shown on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). He asks about possible risks of surgery. Which of the following nerves can be injured during high ligation of the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA)?
- Perioperative
- Benign Disease