INTRODUCTION A temporary protective loop ileostomy is a routine procedure to protect the anastomosis in patients who undergo low anterior resection for rectal cancer. The aim of this case report is to present a rare complication caused by Meckel's diverticulum. CASE PRESENTATION We describe a case of a 71-year-old white man with dysfunctional ileostomy after low anterior resection for rectal ...

Surgical therapy of a colon carcinoma does not usually affect the patient’s quality of life in the medium or long term, if the tumor does not involve adjacent organs and there are no postoperative complications. In rectal cancer, however, dysfunctions such as anal continence disorders occur in quite a few patients following anterior resection, and particularly low anterior resection (LAR) with ...