The Role of Ghost Ileostomy in Laparoscopic Rectal Resection

At the end of Laparoscopic Anterior Rectal Resection, once the colorectal anastomosis was performed, the terminal ileum was identified and a window in the mesentery was created to pass a rubber tube (we usually use an urinary catheter) around the intestinal loop. The tube was subsequently exteriorized trough the trocar incision in the right flank.