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Introduction: Colorectal cancer is the third most common malignant tumor in the world, generating great costs for health systems. Treatment should be oriented to the characteristics of the cancer, preventing the greatest number of complications. Objectives: In the present case report, a patient operated on for suspected colorectal cancer is described, who presents difficulty in reconstituting intestinal transit, due to avoidable surgical complications. Clinical case: A 70-year-old female patient, with a significant medical history, admitted for surgical resolution of colorectal cancer, performing anterior rectal resection with protective ileostomy. At the 2-month follow-up, stenosis was observed at the ileostomy level. Endoscopic dilations are performed, but perforation is suspected in the fourth consultation, which requires surgical management, this being very laborious due to intraoperative results not reported in the clinical record. Discussion: There are several complications related to colorectal anastomosis, including anastomotic leak, anastomotic stenosis, and pelvic sepsis, which can be prevented by salvage procedures such as ileostomy, which is not free of complications. The objective of avoiding complications is to be able to perform a traffic reconstruction without incidents and therefore the patient has the lowest possible morbidity and mortality rate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Situs Inversus Totalis (SIT) is an extremely rare congenital disorder, which consists of the formation of a mirror image of the body's organs with respect to their normal position. Even rarer is its association with colorectal cancer (CRC), which, although it is one of the most common cancers in the world, is rarely associated with this condition. The following case report presents the subject of a patient with SIT and CRC, who underwent anterior resection by laparotomy. Although it is the most accepted management in many centers for this diagnosis, given the technical diffi- culty and the high risk of complications resulting from the malformation and variable anatomical arrangement of the viscera and vascular systems, today technology allows us to search for new horizons, less invasive and more effective, both to reduce the morbidity and mortality of the patient and to allow the surgeon to develop with expertise the best surgical technique that science allows. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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