KEY TAKEAWAYS
- The study aimed to compare the clinical effects of overlapping and functional end-to-end anastomosis in laparoscopic CRC resection.
- The results revealed that overlapping anastomosis reduces operation time and hastens intestinal function recovery post-surgery.
Weimin Sun and the team aimed to examine the clinical impact of overlapping and functional end-to-end anastomosis in laparoscopic colorectal cancer (CRC) resection.
The clinical data of 180 patients who underwent laparoscopic radical resection of CRC with side-to-side anastomosis were retrospectively gathered. The patients were segregated into the Overlap and FEEA groups based on the anastomosis method utilized for treatment.
The results revealed that the Overlap group exhibited shorter operation time, anastomosis time, post-operative hospital stay, feeding time, and exhaust time compared to the FEEA group (P< 0.05). The total incidence of post-operative complications was 14.4% (13/90) in the FEEA group and 0.7% (6/90) in the Overlap group, with no significant difference between the 2 groups (P> 0.05).
The study concluded that overlapping anastomosis can reduce operation time and expedite intestinal function recovery without raising post-operative complication rates. Additionally, it has no short-term impact on patients’ quality of life or survival post-surgery.
No funding was received.
Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38862107/
Sun W, Zhang J. (2024). “Comparison of clinical efficacy of different colon anastomosis methods in laparoscopic radical resection of colorectal cancer.” Cir Cir. 2024;92(3):314-323. English. doi: 10.24875/CIRU.23000602. PMID: 38862107.
