title: Should splenic flexure be routinely mobilized during laparoscopic low anterior resection for rectal cancer?
authors.affiliation: *Department of General Surgery Sichuan Cancer Hospital †Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery West China Hospital, Sichuan University Chengdu, China.
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Wen-Jian
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Meng
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D044684:Colon, Transverse / Q000601:surgery*; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*