title: Anterior resection without a defunctioning colostomy: questions of safety.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Meyrick Thomas
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery*