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We report the use of acupotomy to treat stomal stenosis in a 55-year-old female patient after APR for rectal cancer. Two months postoperatively, the patient developed stomal stenosis. After excluding tumor recurrence, severe infection, and parastomal hernia, acupotomy was performed. Following stoma and peristomal skin disinfection, local infiltration anesthesia with lidocaine was administered. Using the little finger into the stoma as a guide, fibrotic scar tissue at the stenotic ring was carefully released along the bowel wall with an acupotomy knife until the stoma could accommodate an index finger. The stenosis was resolved immediately, and the patient\u2019s symptoms were promptly relieved. 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