Jing Sun, MD, PhD, Wenqin Feng, Chaoran Yu, Pei Xue, MD, PhD, Aiguo Lu, MD, PhD, Minhua Zheng, MD, PhD. Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Anastomotic leakage has been commonly regarded as one of the toughing postoperative complications in laparoscopic mid/low rectal cancer surgery, attenuating the short-term clinical benefits. The left colic artery (LCA) has been routinely central-ligated in dissection process to guarantee the oncological effects, which may potentially attribute to the postoperative ischemia-induced anastomotic leakage in the patients with left-colic vessel variation, e.g. bypass or absent of Riolan arch. However, no specific study focuses on the surgical benefits of LCA preservation compares to conventional ones. Herein, we conduct a single center randomized controlled trial, demonstrating that LCA-preserving technique shows significant reduction rate of postoperative leakage as well as overall complications comparing to the traditional central-ligation group. No difference in survival rate and recurrence in short term is found between the two groups. The LCA-preserving strategy is proven to be repeatedly safe and feasible, potentially reduce the risk of anastomotic leakage with comparable short-term outcomes. Further investigation is required for both the oncological safety and long-term prognosis for this innovative technique.
Presented at the SAGES 2017 Annual Meeting in Houston, TX.
Abstract ID: 87716
Program Number: P275
Presentation Session: iPoster Session (Non CME)
Presentation Type: Poster
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