• The Second Department of General Surgery, Handan Central Hospital, Handan 056002, Hebei Province, China;
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Objective To study the effect of laparoscopic total mesorectal excision and per anum rectal pull-type of anastomosis on male patients with low rectal cancer. Methods The successful experiences of anus saving operation on 23 male patients with low rectal cancer were summarized. Results A laparoscopic total mesorectal excision technique was used, with the full separation of the rectum at the bottom. After pulling out the distal rectum together with the cancer from the anus, the transection of the proximal tumor was performed. The end-to-end anastomosis of rectum and descending colon was performed by tubular stapler. Anus was reserved successfully in the 23 cases. There was no left-tumor stump after surgery detected by postoperative pathological examinations, no anastomotic leakage, and no operative death. Conclusions To the relatively narrow male pelvis, laparoscopic total mesorectal excision and per anum rectal pull-through resection and anastomosis is safe and reliable for anus saving in low rectal cancer. It can simplify the operation, and raise the success rate of sphincter preserving in surgery of low rectal cancer.

Citation: LIU Hongbo,YANG An,FENG Yunzhang,ZHANG Guitang,LIU Qi.. Treatment for Male Patients with Low Rectal Cancer by Means of Laparoscopic Total Mesorectal Excision and Per Anum Rectal Pull-Type of Anastomosis. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2010, 17(11): 1179-1182. doi: Copy