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Brillantino A, Skokowski J, Ciarleglio FA, Vashist Y, Grillo M, Antropoli C, Herrera Kok JH, Mosca V, De Luca R, Polom K, Talento P, Marano L. Inferior Mesenteric Artery Ligation Level in Rectal Cancer Surgery beyond Conventions: A Review. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 16:72. [PMID: 38201499 PMCID: PMC10777981 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16010072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Within the intricate field of rectal cancer surgery, the contentious debate over the optimal level of ligation of the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) persists as an ongoing discussion, influencing surgical approaches and patient outcomes. This narrative review incorporates historical perspectives, technical considerations, and functional as well as oncological outcomes, addressing key questions related to anastomotic leakage risks, genitourinary function, and oncological concerns, providing a more critical understanding of the well-known inconclusive evidence. Beyond the dichotomy of high versus low tie, it navigates the complexities of colorectal cancer surgery with a fresh perspective, posing a transformative question: "Is low tie ligation truly reproducible?" Considering a multidimensional approach that enhances patient outcomes by integrating the surgeon, patient, technique, and technology, instead of a rigid and categorical statement, we argued that a balanced response to this challenging question may require compromise.
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- Antonio Brillantino
- Department of Surgery, “A. Cardarelli” Hospital, Via A. Cardarelli 9, 80131 Naples, Italy; (A.B.); (M.G.); (C.A.)
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- Department of Medicine, Academy of Applied Medical and Social Sciences—AMiSNS: Akademia Medycznych I Spolecznych Nauk Stosowanych—2 Lotnicza Street, 82-300 Elbląg, Poland; (J.S.); (K.P.)
- Department of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, “Saint Wojciech” Hospital, “Nicolaus Copernicus” Health Center, Jana Pawła II 50, 80-462 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of General Surgery and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Unit—APSS, 38121 Trento, Italy;
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- Department Organ Transplant Center of Excellence, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh 11564, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Surgery, “A. Cardarelli” Hospital, Via A. Cardarelli 9, 80131 Naples, Italy; (A.B.); (M.G.); (C.A.)
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- Department of Surgery, “A. Cardarelli” Hospital, Via A. Cardarelli 9, 80131 Naples, Italy; (A.B.); (M.G.); (C.A.)
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- Department of General and Digestive Surgery—Upper GI Unit, University Hospital of León, 24008 León, Spain;
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Napoli, Italy;
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Tumori “Giovanni Paolo II”, 70124 Bari, Italy;
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- Department of Medicine, Academy of Applied Medical and Social Sciences—AMiSNS: Akademia Medycznych I Spolecznych Nauk Stosowanych—2 Lotnicza Street, 82-300 Elbląg, Poland; (J.S.); (K.P.)
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology, Greater Poland Cancer Centre, Garbary 15, 61-866 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Surgery, Pelvic Floor Center, AUSL-IRCCS Reggio Emilia, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy;
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- Department of Medicine, Academy of Applied Medical and Social Sciences—AMiSNS: Akademia Medycznych I Spolecznych Nauk Stosowanych—2 Lotnicza Street, 82-300 Elbląg, Poland; (J.S.); (K.P.)
- Department of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, “Saint Wojciech” Hospital, “Nicolaus Copernicus” Health Center, Jana Pawła II 50, 80-462 Gdańsk, Poland
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Zeng H, Lan Q, Li F, Xu D, Lin S. Comparison of the short-term and long-term outcomes of three different types of inferior mesenteric artery ligation in left colonic and rectal cancers: a network meta-analysis. Updates Surg 2023; 75:2085-2102. [PMID: 37715053 DOI: 10.1007/s13304-023-01631-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/17/2023]
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To perform a network meta-analysis of the literature to assess the short-term and long-term outcomes of three operations for left colon and rectal cancer. Electronic literature searches were performed in the PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials databases up to August 2022. A Bayesian network meta-analysis using R software, ADDIS, and Review Manager 5.4 was conducted to compare outcomes of high ligation of the inferior mesenteric artery(IMA),low ligation of the IMA with D2 dissection (LLD2), and low ligation of the IMA with D3 dissection (LLD3). Sensitivity analysis was applied to investigate the influence of each primary study on the final result of the meta-analysis. Asymmetry of data was estimated by using Egger's tests. Publication bias corrected by trimming and filling method. A total of 44 studies, 5 randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and 39 non-RCTs, were included in this meta-analysis. HL was associated with a higher risk of anastomotic leakage (HL vs. LLD2, OR = 1.35, 95% CI 1.13-3.25, P = 0.001; HL vs. LLD3, OR = 1.65, 95% CI 1.35-2.01, P < 0.001), and required a longer postoperative hospital stay (HL vs. LLD3, SMD = 0.28, 95%CI 0.09-0.48, P = 0.01).However HL showed an advantage in terms of operation time(HL vs. LLD3, SMD = - 0.13, 95%CI - 0.26 to 0.01, P = 0.04). LLD3 is most likely to rank best in terms of short-term and long-term outcomes after surgery for left colon and rectal cancer. Caution should be taken in the risk of anastomotic leakage when treating colorectal cancer with LLD2. HL, LLD2 and LLD3 provide similar overall survival rates for left colon and rectal cancer.
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- Hao Zeng
- Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Anorectal Surgery, Longyan First Hospital, Fujian Medical University, 105, Jiuyi North Road, Longyan, Fujian, 364000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Anorectal Surgery, Longyan First Hospital, Fujian Medical University, 105, Jiuyi North Road, Longyan, Fujian, 364000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Anorectal Surgery, Longyan First Hospital, Fujian Medical University, 105, Jiuyi North Road, Longyan, Fujian, 364000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Anorectal Surgery, Longyan First Hospital, Fujian Medical University, 105, Jiuyi North Road, Longyan, Fujian, 364000, People's Republic of China.
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Li Q, Wang Y, Wang JW, Qian L, Wang S, Cao TT, Xia YB, Huang XX, Xu L. Preserving or peeling the inferior mesenteric arterial sheath during laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery: a prospective study of surgical outcomes. BMC Surg 2023; 23:176. [PMID: 37370110 PMCID: PMC10303794 DOI: 10.1186/s12893-023-02083-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND We mainly evaluated whether preserving the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) sheath to dissecting IMA root lymph nodes (also called No.253 lymph nodes) would benefit patients in terms of comparable lymph-node yield removed during operation and postoperative complications in laparoscopic radical resection of rectal cancer. METHODS This is a prospective study included 141 rectal cancer patients who received laparoscopic radical resection during September 2018 to December 2020. All patients were randomly assigned to the preserved group (n = 71) and the peeled group (n = 70). The baseline characteristics, pathological features, intraoperative and postoperative data outcomes and complications were analyzed by independent samples t test, chi-square test or Fisher's exact test between the 2 groups. RESULTS The baseline characteristic and pathological features had no statistical difference between the 2 groups. The preserved group had a shorter operative time (P = 0.002), a shorter lymph node dissection time (P < 0.001), less intraoperative bleeding (P = 0.004), an earlier time to first flatus (P = 0.013), an earlier time to fluid intake (P = 0.033) and a shorter length of hospitalization (P = 0.012) than the peeled group. The differences between the 2 groups were not statistically significant (P > 0.05) in regard to the total number of lymph nodes cleared, positive lymph nodes, bleeding, anastomotic leakage, pneumonia, wound infection, abscess, ileus, urinary retention, urinary tract infection and chyle leakage. CONCLUSION Preserving of the IMA sheath in laparoscopic radical surgery for rectal cancer will reduce the total operation time and the length of hospitalization. This surgical method could lead to lower complication rate and faster recovery. TRIAL REGISTRATION The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College and registered by the China Clinical Trials Registry (ChiCTR2200060830, Date of Registration:2022-06-12 -retrospective registration) http://www.chictr.org.cn/index.aspx .
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- Qian Li
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, No. 2, Zheshan West Road, Wuhu, Anhui, 241001 China
- Key Laboratory of Non-coding RNA Transformation Research of Anhui Higher Education Institution, Wuhu, Anhui China
- Non-coding RNA Research Center of Wannan Medical College, Yijishan Hospital, Wuhu, Anhui China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, No. 2, Zheshan West Road, Wuhu, Anhui, 241001 China
- Key Laboratory of Non-coding RNA Transformation Research of Anhui Higher Education Institution, Wuhu, Anhui China
- Non-coding RNA Research Center of Wannan Medical College, Yijishan Hospital, Wuhu, Anhui China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, No. 2, Zheshan West Road, Wuhu, Anhui, 241001 China
- Key Laboratory of Non-coding RNA Transformation Research of Anhui Higher Education Institution, Wuhu, Anhui China
- Non-coding RNA Research Center of Wannan Medical College, Yijishan Hospital, Wuhu, Anhui China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, No. 2, Zheshan West Road, Wuhu, Anhui, 241001 China
- Key Laboratory of Non-coding RNA Transformation Research of Anhui Higher Education Institution, Wuhu, Anhui China
- Non-coding RNA Research Center of Wannan Medical College, Yijishan Hospital, Wuhu, Anhui China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, No. 2, Zheshan West Road, Wuhu, Anhui, 241001 China
- Key Laboratory of Non-coding RNA Transformation Research of Anhui Higher Education Institution, Wuhu, Anhui China
- Non-coding RNA Research Center of Wannan Medical College, Yijishan Hospital, Wuhu, Anhui China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, No. 2, Zheshan West Road, Wuhu, Anhui, 241001 China
- Key Laboratory of Non-coding RNA Transformation Research of Anhui Higher Education Institution, Wuhu, Anhui China
- Non-coding RNA Research Center of Wannan Medical College, Yijishan Hospital, Wuhu, Anhui China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, No. 2, Zheshan West Road, Wuhu, Anhui, 241001 China
- Key Laboratory of Non-coding RNA Transformation Research of Anhui Higher Education Institution, Wuhu, Anhui China
- Non-coding RNA Research Center of Wannan Medical College, Yijishan Hospital, Wuhu, Anhui China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, No. 2, Zheshan West Road, Wuhu, Anhui, 241001 China
- Key Laboratory of Non-coding RNA Transformation Research of Anhui Higher Education Institution, Wuhu, Anhui China
- Non-coding RNA Research Center of Wannan Medical College, Yijishan Hospital, Wuhu, Anhui China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, No. 2, Zheshan West Road, Wuhu, Anhui, 241001 China
- Key Laboratory of Non-coding RNA Transformation Research of Anhui Higher Education Institution, Wuhu, Anhui China
- Non-coding RNA Research Center of Wannan Medical College, Yijishan Hospital, Wuhu, Anhui China
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WANG C, HUANG T, WANG X. Ligation level of inferior mesenteric artery in rectal cancer: a meta-analysis. GAZZETTA MEDICA ITALIANA ARCHIVIO PER LE SCIENZE MEDICHE 2023. [DOI: 10.23736/s0393-3660.22.04868-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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Yu J, Chen Y, Li T, Sheng B, Zhen Z, Liu C, Zhang J, Yan Q, Zhu P. High and low inferior mesenteric artery ligation in laparoscopic low anterior rectal resections: A retrospective study. Front Surg 2023; 9:1027034. [PMID: 36713667 PMCID: PMC9881683 DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.1027034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Backgroud The high or low inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) ligation in rectal cancer remains a great debate. This study retrospectively discussed the outcomes of the perioperative period, defecation and urinary function and long-term prognosis in rectal cancer patients with high or low IMA ligation. Methods This study enrolled 220 consecutive rectal cancer cases, including 134 with high IMA ligation and 86 with low ligation. A comparison between the two groups was made for anastomotic leakage, low anterior resection syndrome (LARS), international prostate symptom score (IPSS), 5-year disease-free survival (DFS) and 5-year overall survival (OS). Results Low-ligation group had a longer operative time, and larger intraoperative blood loss. No significant difference was noted in anastomotic leakage incidence. In multivariable analysis, the male gender and tumor located at the lower rectum were identified as risk factors for anastomotic leakage. No significant differences were observed between groups in their LARS and IPSS questionnaire responses. The high-ligation vs. the low-ligation 5-year OS and DFS were 78.3% vs. 82.4% and 72.4% vs. 76.6%, respectively, which were not statistically different. Conclusion The ligation level of the IMA had no significant effect on the anastomotic leakage incidence, defecation, urinary function, and long-term prognosis.
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- Jun Yu
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China,Correspondence: Yi Chen Peng Zhu
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Health Management Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China,Correspondence: Yi Chen Peng Zhu
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Chen J, Wang M, Chen Y, Chen S, Xiao J, Fan X, Yang J, He B. A clinical study of inferior mesenteric artery typing in laparoscopic radical resections with left colonic artery preservation of rectal cancer. World J Surg Oncol 2022; 20:292. [PMID: 36089588 PMCID: PMC9465900 DOI: 10.1186/s12957-022-02762-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES An investigation of the effects of different types of the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) on laparoscopic left colic artery (LCA) radical resection of rectal cancer was conducted. METHODS Clinical data were collected from 92 patients who underwent laparoscopic radical resection of rectal cancer with preservation of the LCA at Nantong University's Second Affiliated Hospital. All patients underwent full-abdominal dual-energy CT enhancement examination before surgery and 3D post-processing reconstruction of the IMA. Two radiologists with >3 years of experience in abdominal radiology jointly conducted the examination. A total of three types of IMA were identified among the patients: IMA type I (the LCA arising independently from the IMA), type II (LCA and sigmoid colon artery [SA] branching from a common trunk from IMA), and type III (LCA, SA, and superior rectal artery [SRA] branching from the IMA at the same point). The baseline data, pathological results, and intra-operative and post-operative indicators of the groups were analyzed. RESULTS The proportions of type I, type II, and type III IMA were 58.70% (54/92), 18.48% (17/92), and 22.82% (21/92), respectively. IMA typing was consistent with the preoperative CT evaluation results. The intra-operative blood loss of type III IMA patients [median (interquartile spacing), M (P25, P75): 52.00 (39.50, 68.50) ml] was higher than that of type I and II IMA patients [35.00 (24.00, 42.00) and 32.00 (25.50, 39.50) ml, respectively] (P<0.05). The incidence of anastomotic fistula in type III IMA patients (4 cases, 19.05%) was higher than that in non-type III IMA patients (1 case, 1.41%) (X2=6.679, P=0.010). The incidence of postoperative complications among the three types of IMA was not significantly different (P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS Among rectal cancer patients undergoing laparoscopic LCA preservation, type III IMA patients had more intraoperative bleeding and a higher incidence of postoperative anastomotic fistula. However, this did not increase the risk of overall postoperative complications.
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- Jinghao Chen
- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University, No.6 Hai Er Xiang North Road, Nantong, 226001 Jiangsu Province China
- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226006 Jiangsu Province China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University, No.6 Hai Er Xiang North Road, Nantong, 226001 Jiangsu Province China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University, No.6 Hai Er Xiang North Road, Nantong, 226001 Jiangsu Province China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University, No.6 Hai Er Xiang North Road, Nantong, 226001 Jiangsu Province China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong, 226019 Jiangsu Province China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University, No.6 Hai Er Xiang North Road, Nantong, 226001 Jiangsu Province China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University, No.6 Hai Er Xiang North Road, Nantong, 226001 Jiangsu Province China
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- Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University, No.6 Hai Er Xiang North Road, Nantong, 226001 Jiangsu Province China
- Nantong Key Laboratory of Intelligent Medicine Innovation and Transformation, Nantong, 226001 Jiangsu China
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Wang Y, Wang Y, Zou L, Deng L, Wu T, Liu L, Jiang J, An T. Does the level of inferior mesenteric artery ligation affect short-term and long-term outcomes of patients with sigmoid colon cancer or rectal cancer? A single-center retrospective study. World J Surg Oncol 2022; 20:274. [PMID: 36045369 PMCID: PMC9434919 DOI: 10.1186/s12957-022-02741-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background For sigmoid colon or rectal cancer, a definite consensus regarding the optimal level ligating the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) has not been reached. We performed this study to determine whether the ligation level significantly affected short-term and long-term outcomes of patients with sigmoid colon or rectal cancer after curative laparoscopic surgery. Methods Medical records of patients with sigmoid colon or rectal cancer who had undergone curative laparoscopic surgery between January 2008 and December 2014 at the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine were reviewed. Then, the high tie group (HTG) was compared with the low tie group (LTG) in terms of short-term and long-term outcomes. Results Five-hundred ninety patients were included. No significant differences between two groups regarding baseline characteristics existed. HTG had a significantly higher risk of anastomotic fistula than LTG (21/283 vs 11/307, P = 0.040). Additionally, high ligation was proven by multivariate logistic regression analysis to be an independent factor for anastomotic fistula (P = 0.038, OR = 2.232, 95% CI: 1.047–4.758). Furthermore, LT resulted in better preserved urinary function. However, LTG was not significantly different from HTG regarding operative time (P = 0.075), blood transfusion (P = 1.000), estimated blood loss (P = 0.239), 30-day mortality (P = 1.000), ICU stay (P = 0.674), postoperative hospital stay (days) (P = 0.636), bowel obstruction (P = 0.659), ileus (P = 0.637), surgical site infection (SSI) (P = 0.121), number of retrieved lymph nodes (P = 0.501), and number of metastatic lymph nodes (P = 0.131). Subsequently, it was revealed that level of IMA ligation did not significantly influence overall survival (OS) (P = 0.474) and relapse-free survival (RFS) (P = 0.722). Additionally, it was revealed that ligation level did not significantly affect OS (P = 0.460) and RFS (P = 0.979) of patients with stage 1 cancer, which was also observed among patients with stage 2 or stage 3 cancer. Ultimately, ligation level was not an independent predictive factor for either OS or RFS. Conclusions HT resulted in a significantly higher incidence of anastomotic fistula and worse preservation of urinary function. Level of IMA ligation did not significantly affect long-term outcomes of patients with sigmoid colon or rectal cancer after curative laparoscopic surgery.
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- Yawei Wang
- The First Department of Surgery, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Fuhua Road 1, Futian District, Shenzhen, 518033, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, Shenzhen People's Hospital, Dongmen Road 1017, Luohu District, Shenzhen, 518020, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Zhuhai Hospital, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jingle Road 52, Xiangzhou District, Zhuhai, 519015, Guangdong, China.,Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dade Road 111, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pathology, Qingyuan People's Hospital, Yinquan Road B24, Qingcheng District, 511518, Qingyuan, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Shenzhen People's Hospital, Dongmen Road 1017, Luohu District, Shenzhen, 518020, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Shenzhen People's Hospital, Dongmen Road 1017, Luohu District, Shenzhen, 518020, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- The First Department of Surgery, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Fuhua Road 1, Futian District, Shenzhen, 518033, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Shenzhen People's Hospital, Dongmen Road 1017, Luohu District, Shenzhen, 518020, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
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Zheng H, Li F, Xie X, Zhao S, Huang B, Tong W. Preservation versus nonpreservation of the left colic artery in anterior resection for rectal cancer: a propensity score-matched analysis. BMC Surg 2022; 22:164. [PMID: 35538516 PMCID: PMC9092824 DOI: 10.1186/s12893-022-01614-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Preserving the left colic artery (LCA) during anterior resection for rectal cancer is controversial, and robust evidence of the outcomes of LCA preservation plus apical lymph node dissection is lacking. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of LCA preservation plus apical lymph node dissection surgery on anastomotic leakage and number of harvested lymph nodes. METHODS Patients who underwent laparoscopic or robotic anterior resection for rectal cancer between September 2017 and May 2020 were retrospectively assessed. The patients were categorized into two groups: preservation of LCA and nonpreservation of LCA. A one-to-one propensity score-matched analysis was performed to decrease confounding. The primary outcome was anastomotic leakage within 30 days after surgery. The secondary outcomes were number of harvested lymph nodes, 3-year overall survival, and 3-year disease-free survival. RESULTS A total of 216 patients were eligible for this study, and propensity score matching yielded 60 patients in each group. Anastomotic leakage in the LCA preservation group was significantly lower than that in the LCA nonpreservation group (3.3% vs. 13.3%, P = 0.048). No significant differences were observed in blood loss, operation time, intraoperative complications, splenic flexure mobilization, total number of harvested lymph nodes, number of positive lymph nodes, time to first flatus, or postoperative hospital stay. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed a 3-year disease-free survival of 85.7% vs. 80.5% (P = 0.738) and overall survival of 92.4% vs. 93.7% (P = 0.323) for the preservation and nonpreservation groups, respectively. CONCLUSION LCA preservation plus apical lymph node dissection surgery for rectal cancer may help reduce the incidence of anastomotic leakage without impairing the number of harvested lymph nodes. Preliminary results suggest that 3-year disease-free survival and overall survival rates may not differ between the two types of surgery, but studies with larger sample sizes are needed to confirm these conclusions. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03776370. Registered 14 December 2018-Retrospectively registered, https://clinicaltrials.gov .
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- Huichao Zheng
- Department of General Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, No. 10, Changjiang Branch Road, Daping, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400042, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, No. 10, Changjiang Branch Road, Daping, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400042, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, No. 10, Changjiang Branch Road, Daping, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400042, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, No. 10, Changjiang Branch Road, Daping, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400042, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, No. 10, Changjiang Branch Road, Daping, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400042, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, No. 10, Changjiang Branch Road, Daping, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400042, China.
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