Preservation versus nonpreservation of the left colic artery in anterior resection for rectal cancer: a propensity score-matched analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Preserving the left colic artery (LCA) during anterior resection for rectal cancer is controversial, and robust evidence of the outcomes of LCA preservation plus apical lymph node dissection is lacking. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of LCA preservation plus apical lymph node dissection surgery on anastomotic leakage and number of harvested lymph nodes.

Methods

Patients who underwent laparoscopic or robotic anterior resection for rectal cancer between September 2017 and May 2020 were retrospectively assessed. The patients were categorized into two groups: preservation of LCA and nonpreservation of LCA. A one-to-one propensity score-matched analysis was performed to decrease confounding. The primary outcome was anastomotic leakage within 30

SUBMITTER: Zheng H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9092824 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature