Patient Teaching: Low Anterior Resection - Surgical Management of Rectal Cancer | TVASurg

Low anterior resection (LAR), also known as restorative proctectomy, is a surgical operation performed to treat cancer in the rectum. In this procedure, a portion or the entirety of the rectum is removed. The end of the healthy colon is then connected to the remaining rectum or anus to reconstruct the gastrointestinal tract.

00:15 INTRODUCTION
01:59 BEFORE THE OPERATION
05:24 OPERATION
11:59 RECOVERING IN HOSPITAL
14:11 RECOVERING AT HOME
15:49 FOLLOW UP
16:14 CONCLUSION

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