ArticleJournal of the anus, rectum and colon2023
Use of a Powered Circular Stapler Can Prevent Anastomotic Air Leakage in Robotic Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer.
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- Circular powered staplers versus manual staplers in left-sided colorectal anastomoses: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Pooled it
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- Current evidence on powered versus manual circular staplers in colorectal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of colorectal disease · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of powered circular stapler in colorectal anastomosis after left-sided colic resection: systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of colorectal disease · 2024Pooled it
- Two-row, three-row or powered circular stapler, which to choose when performing colorectal anastomosis? A systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of colorectal disease · 2024Pooled it
- A Meta-analysis of Powered Circular StaplerIn vivo (Athens, Greece)Pooled it
- Impact of powered circular stapling devices on anastomotic leakage rates in colorectal surgery.International journal of colorectal disease · 2026Article
- A comparative clinical outcome study of power-assisted vs. manually-operated circular staplers for deep colorectal anastomosis.BMC surgery · 2025Article
- From Diversion to Permanence: Trends in Ostomy Creation in Rectal Cancer Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Usefulness of a powered circular stapler compared with a manual circular stapler in patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery: A retrospective cohort study and systematic review.Oncology letters · 2024Article
- The impact of powered circular staplers on anastomotic leak in left-sided colorectal cancer surgeries.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objectives: Preventing anastomotic complications during rectal cancer surgery is important. Compared with a manual circular stapler, a powered circular stapler is expected to reduce undesirable tension during anastomosis. However, whether a powered circular stapler can reduce anastomotic complications during robotic low anterior resection (Ro-LAR) remains unclear. We aimed to investigate whether the use of a powered circular stapler contributes to safe anastomosis in Ro-LAR. Methods: A total of 271 patients who underwent Ro-LAR for rectal cancer between April 2019 and April 2022 were included. Depending on the type of device employed, patients were divided into a powered circular stapler group (PCSG) and a manual circular stapler group (MCSG). Clinicopathological features and surgical outcomes were compared between the two groups. Results: There were no differences in clinicopathological characteristics and surgical outcomes, except for anastomotic outcomes, between the two groups. Patients with positive air leak tests were significantly more in the MCSG ( Conclusions: Use of a powered circular stapler in Ro-LAR for rectal cancer was significantly associated with a negative air leak test, suggesting that it contributes to stable and safe anastomosis.
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