title: Does rectal washout during anterior resection prevent local tumor recurrence?
authors.forename: Christopher M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Byrne
authors.forename: Dayashan S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Perera
authors.forename: Denis W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: King
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D013537:Sutures; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation