• Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China;
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ObjectiveTo investigate the value of postoperative CT examination for evaluation of local complications in patients with low rectal carcinoma after total mesorectal excision with anal sphincter preservation. MethodsThe patients with low rectal carcinoma who received total mesorectal excision (TME) with anal sphincter preservation were examined using contrastenhanced CT in one year period from May 2009 to May 2010. Particular attention was paid to the presence of anastomotic leakage, local recurrence and status of lymph nodes. ResultsTotal of 82 patients (52 men, 30 women; mean age 57.8 years old; range 25.74 years old) were included in the study. Over a mean 10-month follow-up, 8 cases (9.8%) had clinically or surgically confirmed anastomotic leak, 6 cases (7.3%) had local recurrence around the anastomotic site, and 4 cases (4.9%) showed pelvic and distant metastatic lymphadenopathy. ConclusionPostoperative CT examination, including baseline and follow-up CT studies, is very useful for diagnosing anastomotic leakage, local tumor recurrence and lymphadenopathy.

Citation: WU Bing,LU Chunyan,LIU Rongbo,HUANG Zixing,SUN Jiayu,LI Zhenlin,SONG Bin.. Postoperative CT Evaluation of Total Mesorectal Excision with Anal Sphincter Preservation in Patients with Low Rectal Carcinoma. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2011, 18(11): 1227-1230. doi: Copy