Late anastomotic complication after laparoscopic surgery for clinical stage I low rectal cancers located within 5 cm of the anal verge: Sub‐analysis of the ultimate trial

• Published in: Annals of gastroenterological surgery Vol. 9; no. 4; pp. 719 - 729
• Main Authors: Shimomura, Manabu, Yoshimitsu, Masanori, Tsukada, Yuichiro, Ohdan, Hideki, Watanabe, Jun, Fukunaga, Yosuke, Hirano, Yasumitsu, Sakamoto, Kazuhiro, Hamamoto, Hiroki, Horie, Hisanaga, Matsuhashi, Nobuhisa, Kuriu, Yoshiaki, Nagai, Shuntaro, Hamada, Madoka, Yoshioka, Shinichi, Ohnuma, Shinobu, Hayama, Tamuro, Otsuka, Koki, Inoue, Yusuke, Ueda, Kazuki, Toiyama, Yuji, Maruyama, Satoshi, Yamaguchi, Shigeki, Tanaka, Keitaro, Suzuki, Motoko, Misumi, Toshihiro, Naitoh, Takeshi, Watanabe, Masahiko, Ito, Masaaki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.07.2025; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Body mass index; Cardiovascular disease; Colorectal cancer; Discriminant analysis; Dissection; Fistula; laparoscopic surgery; Laparoscopy; late anastomotic complication; low rectal cancer; Original; Ostomy; permanent stoma; Risk factors; stage I; Surgery; Surgical anastomosis; Surgical outcomes; Surgical techniques; late anastomotic complication; stage I; low rectal cancer; permanent stoma; laparoscopic surgery

Although extensive research has been conducted on early anastomotic leakage (AL) after sphincter-sparing surgery, the status of late anastomotic complications (post-30 days) has received limited attention. These late complications significantly affect a patient's quality of life and often lead...