ArticleWorld journal of gastrointestinal surgery2023
Efficacy of transanal drainage tube in preventing anastomotic leakage after surgery for rectal cancer: A meta-analysis.
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- Impact of Transanal Drainage Tube Placement on Anastomosis Leakage Incidence After Rectal Cancer Surgery.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Efficacy of transanal drainage tubes in postoperative anastomotic leakage in patients with laparoscopic anterior rectal resection without diverting stoma.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- 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
- Practical use of transanal decompression tube following the repair of fourth-degree perineal tears associated with vaginal delivery.Surgical case reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundAnastomotic leakage (AL) following rectal cancer surgery is an important cause of mortality and recurrence. Although transanal drainage tubes (TDTs) are expected to reduce the rate of AL, their preventive effects are controversial.
aimTo reveal the effect of TDT in patients with symptomatic AL after rectal cancer surgery.
methodsA systematic literature search was performed using the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases. We included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and prospective cohort studies (PCSs) in which patients were assigned to two groups depending on the use or non-use of TDT and in which AL was evaluated. The results of the studies were synthesized using the Mantel-Haenszel random-effects model, and a two-tailed
resultsThree RCTs and two PCSs were included in this study. Symptomatic AL was examined in all 1417 patients (712 with TDT), and TDTs did not reduce the symptomatic AL rate. In a subgroup analysis of 955 patients without a diverting stoma, TDT reduced the symptomatic AL rate (odds ratio = 0.50, 95% confidence interval: 0.29-0.86,
conclusionTDT may not reduce AL overall among patients undergoing rectal cancer surgery. However, patients without a diverting stoma may benefit from TDT placement.
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