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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 7.
Published in final edited form as: World J Colorectal Surg. 2013;3(2):art1.

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Kaplan Meir curves showing the estimated rate of adenoma formation at the anastomotic site after IPAA with or without (rectal cuff) mucosectomy. Reproduced with permission of the publisher: Reproduced with permission of the publisher: Feinberg et al., Dis Colon Rectum 1988;31:169–175.54 The figure demonstrates data that underscores the importance of mucosectomy to reducing adenomas incidence compared to those patients who had their rectal cuff retained after IPAA or IRA.