Is There a Link Between Anatomical Markers of Surgical Difficulty and Incapacity to Reverse Stoma After Low Rectal Cancer Surgery?

"After rectal resection, when colorectal anastomosis is subperitoneal, it is currently recommended to perform a protective stoma to reduce the potential consequences of a fistula. This stoma, which is intended to be temporary, appears to be permanent in 6 to 32% of cases in the literature.~The objective of the study is therefore to look for a statistical link between the persistence of a permanent stoma and the intraoperative difficulty represented by pelvic anatomical stress."