BACKGROUND We present our preliminary experiences and results for forty consecutive patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) who were treated by robotic surgery. METHODS Between May 2013 and September 2014, forty patients with CRC received robotic surgery at a single institution. The clinicopathological features and perioperative parameters were retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS Of the 40 pati...

BACKGROUND Laparoscopic trans-abdominal total mesorectal excision is technically demanding. Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision (taTME) is a new technique which seems to provide technical advantages. This study describes the results of taTME in a consecutive series of patients with low rectal cancer. METHODS From January 2012 to December 2013, a consecutive series of 26 patients with low rect...

OBJECTIVE To define the techniques used in lower rectal cancer surgery, by transvaginal and transperineal approach; extrasphincteric dissection, proximal segmental sphincteric excision and transsphincteric rectal resection. MATERIAL AND METHODS Between 2007 and 2013, 7 patients (4 female, 3 male with lower rectal cancer were operated by sphincter-saving extrasphincteric disection and proksima...

BACKGROUND Local recurrence of colorectal cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality that usually implies a worse prognosis. Its etiopathogenesis is still a subject of debate. Recurrence on the perineal wound caused by anal retractor device is rarely reported. CASE PRESENTATION We present the case of a 75-year-old woman with perineal skin recurrence on the site of Lone Star Retractor™...

BACKGROUND Radiation-induced rectovaginal fistula (RVF) is a severe and difficult complication after pelvic malignancy radiation. This study was to retrospectively compare the outcomes of restorative resection and colostomy only in remission of anorectal symptoms. METHODS We enrolled a cohort of 26 consecutive cases who developed RVF after pelvic radiation. Two main procedures for these patie...

© Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery. All rights reserved. Ann Laparosc Endosc Surg 2016;1:24 ales.amegroups.com When a rectal cancer is located at less than 5 cm from the anal verge (very low rectal cancer), abdominoperineal resection (APR) was generally performed (1). However, the patient’s quality of life can be compromised by the social and psychological limitations of a permanen...

Hirschsprung’s disease (HD) is rare in adults and it is thus often undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. Through this series of 12 patients we try to study the clinical characteristics of this pathology, to define its diagnostic clues and to assess the different therapeutic approaches. Definitive diagnosis is established on histology of specimens from the rectum and colon. The disease involved the rectu...

Background In this study, given the importance of gastrointestinal anastomosis in surgical procedures, attempts have been made to compare the results of employing magnetic compression anastomosis and magnetic coils in intestinal anastomosis of rats. Materials and Methods This study was an experimental trial on 60 rats which had been randomly divided into two experiment (30) and control (30) gro...