SynthesisWorld journal of surgery2017
Transanal Tube for the Prevention of Anastomotic Leakage After Rectal Cancer Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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- Updated evidence of the effectiveness and safety of transanal drainage tube for the prevention of anastomotic leakage after rectal low anterior resection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Techniques in coloproctology · 2024Pooled it
- Role of transanal drainage tubes in preventing anastomotic leakage after low anterior resection: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Techniques in coloproctology · 2022Pooled it
- Does rectal tube/transanal stent placement after an anterior resection for rectal cancer reduce anastomotic leak? A systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of colorectal disease · 2021Pooled it
- The impact of transanal tube design for preventing anastomotic leak in anterior resection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Techniques in coloproctology · 2021Pooled it
- Development and validation of nomogram about conversion from temporary to permanent stoma in rectal cancer based on machine learning and traditional model-does robotic surgery have competitive advantages?Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Impact of Transanal Drainage Tube Placement on Anastomosis Leakage Incidence After Rectal Cancer Surgery.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Intestinal decompression and drainage in preventing post-endoscopic submucosal dissection electrocoagulation syndrome in colorectal ESD: a prospective study.Gastroenterology report · 2025Article
- A Retrospective Study About the Effectiveness of Anastomosis With a Polyglycolic Acid Sheet in Colorectal Cancer.Cureus · 2024Article
- Efficacy of transanal drainage tube placement in preventing anastomotic leakage after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis in patients with ulcerative colitis.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- Transanal Intubation for Preventing Colorectal Anastomotic Failure.International journal of surgical oncology · 2024Article
- Predictive factors associated with anastomotic leakage after resection of rectal cancer: a multicenter study with the Hiroshima Surgical study group of Clinical Oncology.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2023Article
- Impacts of trans-anal tube placement in patients with sigmoid colon cancer: Risk verification analysis using inverse probability weighting analysis.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2023Article
- Intraoperative fluorescence angiography as an independent factor of anastomotic leakage and a nomogram for predicting leak for colorectal anastomoses.Annals of coloproctology · 2022Article
- Innovative approaches for induction of gastrointestinal anastomotic healing: an update on experimental and clinical aspects.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2021Review
- The usefulness of transanal tube for reducing anastomotic leak in mid rectal cancer: compared to diverting stoma.Annals of surgical treatment and research · 2021Article
- Does a transanal drainage tube reduce anastomotic leakage? A matched cohort study in 144 patients undergoing laparoscopic sphincter-saving surgery for rectal cancer.Techniques in coloproctology · 2020Article
- Effect comparison of three different types of transanal drainage tubes after anterior resection for rectal cancer.BMC surgery · 2020Article
- A Retrospective Study of Risk Factors for Symptomatic Anastomotic Leakage after Laparoscopic Anterior Resection of the Rectal Cancer without a Diverting Stoma.Gastroenterology research and practice · 2020Article
- Transanal drainage tube: alternative option to defunctioning stoma in rectal cancer surgery?Translational gastroenterology and hepatology · 2020Article
- Intervention Strategies to Reduce Surgical Site Infection Rates in Patients Undergoing Rectal Cancer Surgery.In vivo (Athens, Greece)Article
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Abstract
backgroundTransanal tubes (TTs) have been used to prevent and reduce anastomotic leakage after rectal cancer surgery. The aim of this review was to investigate the efficacy and safety of the TT.
methodsA systematic literature search was performed to identify randomized controlled trials and controlled clinical trials assessing the clinical efficacy and safety of TTs in rectal cancer surgery.
resultsSeven trials with 1609 participants were included. The TT group had a lower anastomotic leakage rate than the non-transanal tube group [RR 0.38; 95 % confidence interval (CI) 0.25-0.58; P < 0.0001], as well as a lower reoperation rate (RR 0.31; 95 % CI 0.19-0.53; P < 0.0001) and a shorter hospital stay (mean = -2.59 days; 95 % CI -3.69 to -1.49; P < 0.0001). There were no significant differences in mortality between the two groups.
conclusionTT use in rectal cancer surgery is likely to be an effective and safe method of preventing and reducing anastomotic leakage and is associated with a decreased risk of reoperation and faster recovery.
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