Clinical study on the use of the curved cutter stapler in anterior resection of rectal cancer

VernacularTitle:弧形切割吻合器在直肠癌前切除术中的临床应用研究
Author: Jun-Qing SHANG ¹ ; Jian-Nong ZHOU ; Xin GUAN ; Fa-Pei XU ; Xiao-Mi XU
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1. 江苏省肿瘤医院
Keywords: Rectal neoplasms; Curved cutter stapler; Anterior resection; Hartmann's procedure
From: Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2007;10(z1):27-29
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To evaluate the application of curved cutter stapler(Contour TM)in the anterior resection of rectal cancer.Methods The clinical data of 57 patients of rectal cancer， who received anterior resection with the curved cutter stapler during the period between November 2005 and August 2006，were analyzed retrospectively.Of the 51 cases who received double stapling technique anterior resection.Of the 6 patients who underwent Hartmann procedure.Results Among above 51patients，41 patients(80.4％)were uhralow anastomosis and no local recurrence occurred.Anastomotic leakage was found in 1 patient，anastomotic bleeding occurred in 3 patients and rectovaginal fistula in 2.In the 6 patients who received Hartmann's procedure，the average distance from cutting and closing line to anal verge was 2.8 cm.Conclusion The ContourTm curved cutter stapler is superior in the anus-preserving surgery of lower rectal cancer when compared with linear stapler.