Randomized clinical trial of defaecatory function after anterior resection for rectal cancer with highversuslow ligation of the inferior mesenteric artery

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Abstract The ligation site of the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) during laparoscopic radical resection for rectal cancer has been controversial. Consecutive patients (n = 205) with rectal cancer who underwent laparoscopic-assisted low anterior resection from January 2009 to December 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into high ligation (n = 126) and improved low ligation groups (n = 79). A total of 205 rectal cancer patients underwent laparoscopic assisted anterior resection: 126 patients in the high ligation group and 79 patients in the improved low ligation group. The improved low ligation group was better than the high ligation group in terms of postoperative flatus time and postoperative defecation time. There were no differences between the groups in terms of blood loss, operation time, total number of lymph nodes, anastomotic leakage, postoperative time to first liquid diet and postoperative hospital stay. There were also no differences in 5-year overall survival (OS). Compared to high ligation, the improved low ligation ensures the extent of lymph node dissection, and promotes the early recovery of postoperative gastrointestinal function, but does not increase the operation time, bleeding risk, or anastomotic leakage. A ligation site of the IMA in laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery may not influence oncological outcomes.





2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Takahiro Korai ◽  
Kenji Okita ◽  
Toshihiko Nishidate ◽  
Koichi Okuya ◽  
Emi Akizuki ◽  
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Abstract Background Few cases have been reported of colorectal cancer with inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) branching abnormalities; therefore, the lymphatic flow in such cases remains unknown. We report the first case of locally advanced rectal cancer in which the IMA arose from the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) in which we achieved to visualize the lymphatic flow. Case presentation A 65-year-old woman complaining of bloody stools was investigated in our hospital and suspected with rectal cancer. Colonoscopy and abdominal enhanced computed tomography (CT) revealed a circumscribed, localized ulcerative tumor in the rectum. 3-Dimensional contrast-enhanced computed tomography (3D-CT) showed that the IMA arose from the SMA. The patient was diagnosed with rectal cancer (cT3N0M0, cStage IIa) and laparoscopic low anterior resection was performed. The sigmoid colon was resected using the medial approach. Only the plexus of the colic branch of the lumbar splanchnic nerve was observed at the site where the root of the IMA usually exists and showed interruption of the indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence-illuminated lymphatics. The root of the IMA was ligated, and Japanese D3 lymphadenectomy was performed, preserving the accessory middle colic artery. All fluorescent lymph nodes were resected. The pathological diagnosis was pT4aN1aM0 stage IIIb. The patient’s postoperative course was uneventful. Adjuvant chemotherapy was administered, and the patient was recurrence-free at 1.5 years after surgery. Conclusions We were able to perform safe and appropriate surgery oncologically, despite abnormal vascular anatomy, due to preoperative identification using 3D-CT and intraoperative navigation using ICG administration.





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