Background: Intraoperative rectal washout is considered to be important in colorectal surgery, but it is rather difficult in laparoscopic surgery. To resolve the problem, a new device called gut-clamper have invented for complete washout of the rectum during the laparoscopic low anterior resection. Methods: Forty patients with rectal cancer underwent laparoscopic low anterior resection by a sin...

BACKGROUND To investigate the clinical value of preoperative and postoperative radiotherapy (RT) in patients with rectal signet-ring cell carcinoma (SRCC). METHODS Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program patients with stage II-III rectal SRCC were retrospectively included between 1988 and 2012. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were performed to analyze...

BACKGROUND Anastomotic bleeding is rare but is one of the dangerous complications, with associated morbidity and mortality, at the early stage of rectal cancer surgery. The aim of this study was to report our experiences in the treatment of this emergency condition. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the general characteristics, treatment and outcome of patients with severe anastomotic bleed...

OBJECTIVES Urinary function can be protected following open lateral node dissection (LND) with pelvic autonomic nerve preservation (PANP) for advanced rectal cancer. However data regarding urinary function after laparoscopic LND with PANP have not been reported. The goal of this study was to determine the effects of laparoscopic LND with PANP on urinary function in male patients with rectal can...

Rectal burns caused by hot water enema have been reported only occasionally and the majority of them were treated in a conservative manner. Although intractable rectal stricture caused by rectal burn is rare, it may be treated by endoscopic intervention or surgery. A 52-year-old woman who had used various methods of enema to treat her chronic constipation eventually undertook a hot water enema ...

Sphincter-preserving operations represent an important model for integrating the goals of surgery for rectal cancers. These goals--the achievement of cure and local control and the preservation of autonomic visceral pelvic functions--are inherently related. Sphincter-preserving procedures are possible for patients with mid-rectal cancers (6 to 10 cm from the anal verge) and for highly selected ...

Laparoscopy-assisted surgery for either rectal or gastric cancer has been increasingly performed. However, simultaneous laparoscopy-assisted resection for synchronous rectal and gastric cancer is rarely reported in the literature. In our study, 3 cases of patients who received simultaneous laparoscopy-assisted resection for synchronous rectal and gastric cancer were recorded. The results showed...

Objective: To evaluate the consequent outcomes in patients with rectal cancer endured laparoscopic surgical excision at Department of Surgery, Liaquat University Medical and Health Sciences Jamshoro, Hyderabad to review their curative resection recurrence rates, postoperative morbidities complete survival. Methods: This prospective case series study was done General Surgery & Sciences, Sind...

BACKGROUND Complete pathological response occurs in 10-20% of patients with rectal cancer who are treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy prior to pelvic surgery. The possibility that complete pathological response of rectal cancer can also occur with neoadjuvant chemotherapy alone (without radiation) is an intriguing hypothesis. CASE PRESENTATION A 66-year old man presented an adenoc...