Efficacy of lymph node dissection around the inferior mesenteric artery with preservation of the left colic artery for rectal cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We investigated how Japanese D3 dissection with left colic artery (LCA) preservation affects anastomotic leakage after anterior resection with anastomosis for rectal cancer, based on the leak rate. The correlation between LCA preservation, survival, and cancer recurrence after resection was also analyzed.

Summary and background data

It remains unclear how LCA preservation affects the anastomotic leak rate and oncological outcomes after resection remains unclear. Some reports suggested that anastomotic leakage increases local recurrence and decreases cancer-specific survival.

Methods

In this study, we enrolled and analyzed 457 patients who underwent radical resection of rectal cancer in the period October 2011 through December 2016. The attending surgeon deci

SUBMITTER: Takahashi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11877326 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature