title: Design defects can close a study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, State University of New York, HSC T18-060, Stony Brook, New York, 11794-8191, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Popa
authors.affiliation: Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, State University of New York, HSC T18-060, Stony Brook, New York, 11794-8191, USA.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Connolly
authors.affiliation: Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, State University of New York, HSC T18-060, Stony Brook, New York, 11794-8191, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barbon
authors.affiliation: Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, State University of New York, HSC T18-060, Stony Brook, New York, 11794-8191, USA. rcmbergamaschi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: R
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9993-0563
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bergamaschi
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D000236:Adenoma / Q000601:surgery*; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection; D000067368:Transanal Endoscopic Surgery / Q000379:methods*; D058106:Wound Closure Techniques