Genitourinary function and defecation after colorectal cancer surgery with low- and high-ligation of the inferior mesenteric artery: A meta-analysis

Figure 3 Forest plots for various function parameters with low ligation and high ligation. A: Urinary dysfunction; B: Urinary retention; C: Urinary infection; D: Genitourinary dysfunction; E: Nocturnal bowel movement; F: Need for antidiarrheal or laxative drugs; G: Wexner’s incontinence score; H: Anastomotic stenosis; I: Anastomotic leakage; J: Postoperative complications; K: Mortality; L: Operative time.