Late rectal anastomotic leakage treated with diode laser FiLaC probe. A case report of a new minimal invasive treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Anastomotic Leakage (AL) is one of the most important early postoperative complication of the adenocarcinoma's surgical treatment. Fistula Laser Closure (FiLaC®) is a minimal invasive technique that use diode laser energy to obtain the fistula track obliteration and it is finding large application for other affection characterized by fistula tracts presence.

Presentation of case

A 56 years old male, with no clinical history of adenocarcinoma in his family, underwent a laparoscopic low anterior resection with ileostomy for a rectal adenocarcinoma. Approximately 3 months after the procedure an anastomotic leak with an associated abscess was found. The patient underwent an endoscopic FiLaC off-label procedure on the AL and after further 4 months, he obtained a comp

SUBMITTER: Terracciano G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7876918 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature