Fig. 3From: Left colic artery diameter is an important factor affecting anastomotic blood supply in sigmoid colon cancer or rectal cancer surgery: a pilot studyMASPs in patients with sigmoid or rectal cancer when the LCA was clamped and open. The MASPs when the LCA was open and when it was clamped were 53.1 ± 12.38 and 42.76 ± 12.71, respectively. There were significant differences between the two values (p < 0.001)Back to article page