ANZ Journal of SurgeryVolume 91, Issue 5 p. 775-778 PERSPECTIVE Anastomosis following low anterior resection: does one size fit all? Joshua A. De Bono BBiomedSc, MBBS, Joshua A. De Bono BBiomedSc, MBBS jdebono1@gmail.com orcid.org/0000-0003-1561-2221 Department of Surgery, Epworth Healthcare, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Contribution: Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorJosé T. Larach MD, José T. Larach MD Division of Cancer Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Department of Digestive Surgery, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, ChileSearch for more papers by this authorPrimal Singh MBChB, PhD, FRACS, Primal Singh MBChB, PhD, FRACS Department of Surgery, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorJoseph C. Kong MBChB, FRACS, PhD, Joseph C. Kong MBChB, FRACS, PhD orcid.org/0000-0002-1392-2480 Division of Cancer Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia Contribution: ConceptualizationSearch for more papers by this authorPhilip J. Smart MBBS, DMedSci, FRACS, Philip J. Smart MBBS, DMedSci, FRACS Department of Surgery, Epworth Healthcare, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Department of Surgery, Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Contribution: Conceptualization, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorAlexander G. Heriot MD, FRACS, Alexander G. Heriot MD, FRACS orcid.org/0000-0001-9846-8776 Division of Cancer Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia Contribution: ConceptualizationSearch for more papers by this authorSatish K. Warrier MS, FRACS, Satish K. Warrier MS, FRACS Department of Surgery, Epworth Healthcare, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Division of Cancer Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Department of Surgery, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia Contribution: Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this author Joshua A. De Bono BBiomedSc, MBBS, Joshua A. De Bono BBiomedSc, MBBS jdebono1@gmail.com orcid.org/0000-0003-1561-2221 Department of Surgery, Epworth Healthcare, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Contribution: Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorJosé T. Larach MD, José T. Larach MD Division of Cancer Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Department of Digestive Surgery, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, ChileSearch for more papers by this authorPrimal Singh MBChB, PhD, FRACS, Primal Singh MBChB, PhD, FRACS Department of Surgery, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorJoseph C. Kong MBChB, FRACS, PhD, Joseph C. Kong MBChB, FRACS, PhD orcid.org/0000-0002-1392-2480 Division of Cancer Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia Contribution: ConceptualizationSearch for more papers by this authorPhilip J. Smart MBBS, DMedSci, FRACS, Philip J. Smart MBBS, DMedSci, FRACS Department of Surgery, Epworth Healthcare, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Department of Surgery, Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Contribution: Conceptualization, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorAlexander G. Heriot MD, FRACS, Alexander G. Heriot MD, FRACS orcid.org/0000-0001-9846-8776 Division of Cancer Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia Contribution: ConceptualizationSearch for more papers by this authorSatish K. Warrier MS, FRACS, Satish K. Warrier MS, FRACS Department of Surgery, Epworth Healthcare, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Division of Cancer Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Department of Surgery, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia Contribution: Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this author First published: 17 May 2021 https://doi.org/10.1111/ans.16442Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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