Anastomotic leakage is the most-feared complication of rectal surgery. Transanal devices have been suggested for anastomotic protection as an alternative to defunctioning stoma, although evidence is conflicting, and no single device is widely used in clinical practice. The aim of this paper is to investigate the safety and efficacy of a transanal tube for the prevention of leakage following laparoscopic rectal cancer resection. A transanal tube was used in the cases of total mesorectal excision with low colorectal or coloanal anastomosis, undamaged doughnuts, and negative intraoperative air-leak test. The transanal tube was kept in place until the seventh postoperative day. A total of 195 consecutive patients were retrieved from a prospective surgical database and included in the study. Of these, 71.8% received preoperative chemoradiotherapy. The perioperative mortality rate was 1.0%. Anastomotic leakage occurred in 19 patients, accounting for an incidence rate of 9.7%. Among these, 13 patients underwent re-laparoscopy and ileostomy, while 6 patients were managed conservatively. Overall, the stoma rate was 6.7%. The use of a transanal tube may be a suitable strategy for anastomotic protection following restorative rectal cancer resection. This approach could avoid the burden of a stoma in selected patients with low anastomoses.

Could Stoma Be Avoided after Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer? Experience with Transanal Tube in 195 Cases / Sciuto, Antonio; Peltrini, Roberto; Andreoli, Federica; DI SANTO ALBINI, ANDREA GIANMARIO; DI NUZZO, MARIA MICHELA; Pirozzi, Nello; Filotico, Marcello; Lauria, Federica; Boccia, Giuseppe; D’Ambra, Michele; Lionetti, Ruggero; DE WERRA, Carlo; Pirozzi, Felice; Corcione, Francesco. - In: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. - ISSN 2077-0383. - 11:9(2022), p. 2632. [10.3390/jcm11092632]

Could Stoma Be Avoided after Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer? Experience with Transanal Tube in 195 Cases

Roberto Peltrini
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Andrea Gianmario Di Santo Albini;Maria Michela Di NUZZO;Nello Pirozzi;Marcello Filotico;Federica Lauria;Giuseppe Boccia;Michele D’Ambra;ruggero lionetti;Carlo De Werra;Francesco Corcione
2022

Abstract

Anastomotic leakage is the most-feared complication of rectal surgery. Transanal devices have been suggested for anastomotic protection as an alternative to defunctioning stoma, although evidence is conflicting, and no single device is widely used in clinical practice. The aim of this paper is to investigate the safety and efficacy of a transanal tube for the prevention of leakage following laparoscopic rectal cancer resection. A transanal tube was used in the cases of total mesorectal excision with low colorectal or coloanal anastomosis, undamaged doughnuts, and negative intraoperative air-leak test. The transanal tube was kept in place until the seventh postoperative day. A total of 195 consecutive patients were retrieved from a prospective surgical database and included in the study. Of these, 71.8% received preoperative chemoradiotherapy. The perioperative mortality rate was 1.0%. Anastomotic leakage occurred in 19 patients, accounting for an incidence rate of 9.7%. Among these, 13 patients underwent re-laparoscopy and ileostomy, while 6 patients were managed conservatively. Overall, the stoma rate was 6.7%. The use of a transanal tube may be a suitable strategy for anastomotic protection following restorative rectal cancer resection. This approach could avoid the burden of a stoma in selected patients with low anastomoses.
2022
Could Stoma Be Avoided after Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer? Experience with Transanal Tube in 195 Cases / Sciuto, Antonio; Peltrini, Roberto; Andreoli, Federica; DI SANTO ALBINI, ANDREA GIANMARIO; DI NUZZO, MARIA MICHELA; Pirozzi, Nello; Filotico, Marcello; Lauria, Federica; Boccia, Giuseppe; D’Ambra, Michele; Lionetti, Ruggero; DE WERRA, Carlo; Pirozzi, Felice; Corcione, Francesco. - In: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. - ISSN 2077-0383. - 11:9(2022), p. 2632. [10.3390/jcm11092632]
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