A New Perspective on Vacuum-Assisted Closure for the Treatment of Anastomotic Leak Following Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer, Is It Worthy?

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 350-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosa Maria Jimenez-Rodriguez ◽  
Angela Araujo-Miguez ◽  
Salvador Sobrino-Rodriguez ◽  
Frederick Heller ◽  
Jose M. Díaz-Pavon ◽  
...  

Background. Anastomotic dehiscence is a common complication of anterior resection. In this work, we evaluate the management of the pelvic cavity after low rectal resection using vacuum closure (VAC) with a gastroscope, and we establish factors that determine the success of closure and analyzed the rate of ileostomy closure after leakage was resolved. Patients and Methods. This is a descriptive case series analysis conducted at a tertiary hospital. Twenty-two patients with low colorectal anastomosis leakage or opening of the rectal stump after anterior resection for rectal cancer were included. They were treated with VAC therapy. Results. The total number of endoscopic sessions was 3.1 ± 1.9 in the anterior resection with anastomosis group and 3.2 ± 1.8 in the Hartmann group. In 11 patients the therapy was administered in an ambulatory setting. The mean time to healing was 22.3 ± 14.7 days. Full resolution was achieved in 19 patients (followed-up 1 year). Ileostomy closure was carried out in 5 patients (38.46%) during follow-up. None of these patients showed leakage signs. Statistically significant differences were obtained depending on the onset of therapy, with better results in patients who underwent earlier vacuum-assisted therapy (before the sixth week after initial surgery), P = .041. Conclusions. VAC therapy is an alternative to surgery that can be safely administered in an ambulatory setting. Early administration in the 6 weeks following surgery is an independent predictive factor for successful closure; however, colonic transit was only recovered in a small percentage of patients.

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 152-155
Author(s):  
Viktorija Žukauskienė ◽  
Narimantas Evaldas Samalavičius

Background / objectiveTemporary loop ileostomies are usually performed in colorectal surgery after colectomies with ileoanal or coloanal or low colorectal anastomosis to prevent life-threatening complications associated with anastomotic leakage. However, stoma itself is not without adverse events. They are usually closed at 8 to 12 week, or sometimes even later after full course of adjuvant chemotherapy. The aim of this study was to review our experience with early loop ileostomy closure, during same hospitalization as initial surgery.Patients / methodsComplications and postoperative morbidity after early loop ileostomy closure were assessed retrospectively by reviewing the medical records. Out of the 12 patients, 6 were male and 6 – female, on an average 66 years old (range 29 to 85 years). Ileostomy was performed due to following reasons: 9 patients with rectal cancer after total mesorectal excision, one patient after low colorectal anastomosis due progression of ovarian cancer, one patient after resection of anastomosis and coloanal anastomosis due to stricture after previous partial TME for upper rectal cancer, one after coloanal anastomosis due to Hartman’s reversal procedure for previous rectal cancer. Anastomotic integrity was examined using proctography with water-soluble contrast before closure in all patients. The average time after initial surgery to loop ileostomy closure was 11 days.ResultsThere was no mortality. Overall complication rate was 33 percent (4 patients). One patient (8,3%) had a bowel obstruction, which resolved after conservative treatment. One patient (8.3%) developed enteric fistula to the ileostomy incision and wound infection was noted in two (16.6%).ConclusionsDespite of the fact that small number of patients was analyzed - high overall complication rate was observed. Nevertheless all complications were managed conservatively without reoperation. Early stoma closure is feasible in selected patients without anastomotic complications.Key words: colorectal resection, colorectal cancer, loop ileostomy, early closure.Ankstyvos ileostomos uždarymas: ar tai turėtų būti atliekama rutiniškai? Įvadas / tikslasLaikinos kilpinės ileostomos dažniausiai naudojamos kolorektalinėje chirurgijoje atliekant storosios žarnos operacijas su ileoanaline, koloanaline ar žema kolorektaline anastomoze. Jos suformuojamos siekant apsaugoti pacientus nuo gyvybiškai pavojingų komplikacijų, susijusių su anastomozės nesandarumu. Jos uždaromos dažniausiai 8–12-ą savaitę po suformavimo, o kartais dar vėliau – po viso adjuvantinės chemoterapijos kurso. Todėl dažnėja komplikacijų, susijusių su ileostoma. Šio tyrimo tikslas – apželgti mūsų patirtį atliekant ankstyvą ileostomos uždarymą tos pačios hospitalizacijos metu.Ligoniai ir metodaiRetrospektyviai ištirta medicininė dokumentacija po ankstyvo ileostomos uždarymo, galimos komplikacijos ir pooperacinis sergamumas. Iš viso buvo 12 pacientų, kurių amžiaus vidurkis 66 metai (nuo 29 iki 85 metų), 6 moterys ir 6 vyrai. Ileostomabuvo suformuota dėl šių priežasčių: 9 pacientams, sergantiems tiesiosios žarnos vėžiu, po totalinės mezorektalinės ekscizijos, vienai pacientei po žemos kolorektalinės anastomozės dėl progresuojančio kiaušidžių vėžio ir vienam pacientui po koloanalinės anastomozės atkuriant žarnyno vientisumą po Hartmano operacijos dėl tiesiosios žarnos vėžio. Anastomozės sandarumas prieš uždarymo operaciją buvo patikrintas visiems pacientams atliekant proktogramas su kontrastiniutirpalu. Vidutinis laikas po pirminės operacijos iki ileostomos uždarymo buvo 11 dienų.RezultataiMirtes atvejų nebuvo. Bendras komplikacijų dažnis buvo 33 procentai (4 pacientai). Vienam pacientui buvo žarnų nepraeinamumas (8,3 %), kuris buvo išgydytas konservatyviai. Vienam pacienui (8,3 %) susiformavo enterinė fistulė operacinio pjūviosrityje ir dviem pacientams buvo žaizdos infekcija (16,6 %).IšvadosNors tyrime dalyvavo nedaug pacientų, buvo pastebėta daug komplikacijų. Tačiau visos komplikacijos buvo išgydytos konservatyviai, be pakartotinės operacijos. Ansktyvas ileostomos uždarymas galimas atrinktiems pacientams, neturintiems anastomozės komplikacijų.Reikšminiai žodžiai: kolorektalinė rezekcija, kolorektalinis vėžys, kilpinė ileostoma, ankstyvas uždarymas.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Vogel ◽  
P.G. Vaughan‐Shaw ◽  
K. Gash ◽  
K.L. Withers ◽  
G. Carolan‐Rees ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
pp. 21-25
Author(s):  
Andrii Klymenko ◽  
Igor Kononenko

Summary. Colorectal anastomotic leak after low anterior resection of sigmoid colon and rectum is one of the hardest complications leading to perioperative morbidity and mortality increase and prolonged hospital stay. One of the directions of contemporary research includes assessment and improval of anastomotic technique as well with the use of staplers to decrease the risk of anastomotic leak and rate of uncomfortable protective ileostomy. There is no consensus today about this matter. In our research we dealt with the results of 92 patients after laparoscopic anterior resection for rectal cancer. The main group consisted of 32 (32.9%) patients who had undergone laparoscopic anterior resection for rectal cancer with the use of modified in our clinic anastomotic technique and intraoperative videoscopic assessment of the colorectal anastomosis. The control group consisted of 60 (65.2%) patients after standard traditional laparotomy for rectal cancer. 7.6% of the patients in total had specific related to the surgical techniques complications at the intra and postoperative period with no statistic difference between the groups. The modified in the clinic anastomotic technique which includes oversawing of the stapler line with seroserous stitches and anastomose assessment by simple laparoscope videorectoscopy proved to be useful and prevented leak in all the patients.


2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 483-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Crafa ◽  
Sebastian Smolarek ◽  
Giulia Missori ◽  
Mostafa Shalaby ◽  
Silvia Quaresima ◽  
...  

Background: Anastomotic leakage is one of the most serious complications after rectal cancer surgery. Method: A prospective multicenter interventional study to assess a newly described technique of creating the colorectal and coloanal anastomosis. The primary outcome was to access the safety and efficacy of this technique in the reduction of anastomotic leak. Result: Fifty-three patients with rectal cancer who underwent low or ultra-low anterior resection were included in the study. There were 35 males and 18 females, with a median age of 68 years (range = 49-89 years). The median tumor distance from the anal verge was 8 cm (range = 4-12 cm), and the median body mass index was 24 kg/m2 (range = 20-35 kg/m2). Thirty patients underwent open, 16 laparoscopic, and 7 robotic surgeries. Multiple firing (2-charges) was required in 30 patients to obtain a complete rectal division. Forty-five patients had colorectal anastomosis, and 8 patients had coloanal anastomosis. The protective ileostomy was created in 40 patients at the time of initial surgery. There was no mortality in the first 30 days postoperatively, and only 10 (19%) patients developed complications. There were 3 anastomotic leakages (6%); 2 of them were subclinical with ileostomy created at initial operation and both were treated conservatively with transanal drainage and intravenous antibiotics. One patient required reoperation and ileostomy. The median length of hospital stay was 10 days (range = 4-20 days). Conclusion: Our technique is a safe and efficient method of creation of colorectal anastomosis. It is also a universal method that can be used in open, laparoscopic, and robotic surgeries.


Author(s):  
Yuan Qiu ◽  
Yu Pu ◽  
Haidi Guan ◽  
Weijie Fan ◽  
Shuai Wang ◽  
...  

AbstractLow anterior resection syndrome (LARS) comprises a collection of symptoms affecting patients’ defecation after restorative surgery for rectal cancer. The aim of this work was to study the incidence and risk factors for LARS in China. Rectal cancer patients undergoing total mesorectal excision and colorectal anastomosis between May 2012 and January 2015 were identified from a single center. The patients completed the LARS score questionnaire through telephone. The clinical and pathological factors that may influence the occurrence of LARS were analyzed using univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis. The influence of postoperative recovery time and pelvic dimensions on the occurrence of LARS was also analyzed. This study included 337 patients, at an average age of 61.03 SD11.32. The mean LARS score of the patients was 14.08 (range 0–41). A total of 126 patients (37.4%) developed LARS after surgery, including 63 (18.7%) severe cases. Compared with the scores within the initial 6 postoperative months, the LARS scores of the patients in 6~18 months after the surgery showed significant reductions (p < 0.01). In multivariate analysis, lower locations of anastomosis, pre-surgery radiotherapy, and shorter postoperative recovery time were significant predisposing factors for LARS. A subgroup analysis revealed that patients suffering from LARS over 18 months after surgery were found to have a significantly shorter interspinous distance than those without LARS (p < 0.05). LARS could improve over time after surgery. Lower anastomotic level and pre-surgery radiotherapy are risk factors for LARS.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vĩnh Hưng Trần ◽  

Tóm tắt Đặt vấn đề: Bệnh viện Bình Dân bắt đầu sử dụng robot trong phẫu thuật ung thư trực tràng từ tháng 11/2016. Mục tiêu của chúng tôi là tìm hiểu tính an toàn trong việc sử dụng robot để điều trị ung thư trực tràng. Phương pháp nghiên cứu: Nghiên cứu mô tả tiến cứu: 41 trường hợp ung thư trực tràng được phẫu thuật bằng robot da Vinci thế hệ Si tại Bệnh viện Bình Dân từ 11/2016 đến 07/2018. Kết quả: Tỉ lệ nam: nữ là 2,15. Tuổi trung bình là 62 tuổi (23-85). Phương pháp điều trị: 2 trường hợp cắt trước miệng nối cao, 22 trường hợp cắt trước miệng nối thấp, 6 trường hợp cắt trước miệng nối cực thấp, 10 trường hợp phẫu thuật Miles. Giai đoạn giải phẫu bệnh sau mổ: 2 trường hợp giai đoạn I (4,88%), 5 trường hợp giai đoạn IIA (12,2%), 24 trường hợp giai đoạn IIB (58,54%), 6 trường hợp giai đoạn IIIB (14,63%), 3 trường hợp giai đoạn IIIC (7,32%), 1 trường hợp giai đoạn IVA (2,44%). Thời gian phẫu thuật chung trung bình là 213,66 phút. Không có tai biến phẫu thuật. Sau phẫu thuật: có 6 trường hợp nhiễm trùng vết mổ, 1 trường hợp bí tiểu do u xơ tuyến tiền liệt, 1 trường hợp liệt ruột sau mổ kéo dài, 1 trường hợp nghi ngờ xì miệng nối được điều trị nội khoa. Thời gian nằm viện trung bình 8 ngày (6-16 ngày). Kết luận: Kết quả bước đầu cho thấy phẫu thuật robot trong điều trị ung thư trực tràng là an toàn và khả thi. Abstract Introduction: Binh Dan hospital started to implement the robotic surgery in treatment of colorectal cancer in November 2016. Our aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of robotic surgery in management of rectal cancer. Material and Methods: Prospective case series study: 41 rectal cancer cases were operated by robotic da Vinci Surgical System (Si version) from November 2016 to July 2018 at Binh Dan hospital. Results: Men/Women ratio:2.15. Average age: 62 yrs (23-85). Treatment procedures: 2 cases of anterior resection, 23 cases of low anterior resection, 6 cases of ultra-low anterior resection, 10 cases of abdomino - perineal resection. Post-operative pathology staging: stage I: 2 cases (4.88%), stage IIA: 5 cases (12.2%), stage IIB: 24 cases (58.54%), stage IIIB: 6 cases (14.63%), stage IIIC: 3 cases (7.32%), stage IVA: 1 case (2.44%). No per-operative complication was recorded. Post-operative complications recorded including 6 cases of surgical site infection, 1 case of urine retention, 1 case of ileus, 1 suspected case of leakage of anastomotic and treated by internal medicine. Average length of stay after the operation was 8 days (6-16). Conclusion: The implementation of robotic surgery in rectal cancer treatment is a safe and feasible procedure. Keyword: Rectal cancer; Robotic surgery


Author(s):  
Tuğrul Çakır ◽  
Arif Aslaner

Introduction: Novel robotic surgery systems (da Vinci Xi) are superior to classical open and laparoscopic techniques with its clear and three-dimensional view. We aimed to present the first case low anterior resection of rectal cancer and vaginal specimen extraction with Da Vinci Xi.Case: A 75-year-old female patient with rectum adenocarcinoma was undergone robotic-assisted low anterior resection (LAR) of the rectum, vaginal removal of the specimen, colorectal anastomosis and loop ileostomy. The operation time was 190 minutes. There were no postoperative complications. Pathological tumor stage was stage pT1N0 with negative proximal, distal and radial resection margins. The patient was discharged on the third postoperative day.Conclusion: Robot-assisted LAR, total mesorectal excision, vaginal removal of the specimen, colorectal anastomosis, and loop ileostomy can be performed easily and safely with Da Vinci Xi at early stage rectal cancer. And the vaginal extraction of the specimen avoids us from a traditional abdominal incision.


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