Correlation Between the Level of Colorectal Anastomosis and Anorectal Function

Autor: Branko Bakula, Žarko Rašić, Dragan Jurčić, Marko Lucijanić, Fran Rašić
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Acta Clinica Croatica, Vol 59., Iss 4., Pp 703-710 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0353-9466
1333-9451
DOI: 10.20471/acc.2020.59.04.17
Popis: Anterior rectal resection is a standard surgical procedure for treating carcinomas of rectum and distal sigmoid colon. In many cases of anterior rectal resection, postoperatively some level of fecal incontinence may occur. The aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of the colorectal anastomosis level on anorectal functional disorder. In our prospective study, the participants were patients diagnosed with carcinoma of rectum or distal sigmoid colon. All patients underwent standard open or laparoscopic anterior rectal resection. Six months after the surgery, the function of anorectum was evaluated in all participants. Finally, 38 patients were analyzed, including 13/38 (34.2%) patients with high rectal anastomosis, 11/38 (28.9%) with mid rectal anastomosis and 14/38 (36.8%) with low rectal anastomosis. Patients with a lower level of anastomosis had a statistically significantly greater number of stools, higher urgency and discrimination impairment, more pronounced solid, liquid and gas incontinence, and greater need for diapers (p
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