ObjectiveTo investigate the feasibility and safety of the double cavity casing negative pressure drainage by inside and outside of the intestine in the primary resection and anastomosis of left colon cancer combined with acute obstruction. MethodsEighty-one cases of left colon cancer combined with acute obstruction who underwent surgeries in our hospital from January 2009 to December 2012 were collected prospectively, and were divided into one-stage surgery group (n=41) and control group (n=40). Cases of one-stage surgery group received double cavity casing negative pressure drainage by inside and outside of the intestine in the primary resection and anastomosis, and cases of control group underwent two-stage surgeries. Comparison of operation time, blood loss, time of anal exhaust after operation, hospital stay, hospital expense, and incidence of complication between the 2 groups was performed. ResultsThere were no significant difference in the operation time[(166±19) minutes vs. (173±23) minutes], blood loss[(253±42) mL vs. (273±50) mL], and time of anal exhaust after operation[(3.24±0.73) days vs. (3.50±0.95) days]beeween one-stage surgery group and control group, but hospital stay[(15.1±2.3) days vs. (23.1±4.1) days]and hospital expense[(3.70±0.68) ×105 yuan vs. (5.77±0.95) ×105 yuan]of one-stage surgery group were lower than those of control group (P<0.05). In addition, there were no significant difference in the incidences of wound infection[7.3% (3/41) vs. 10.0% (4/40)], intraabdominal infection[4.9% (2/41) vs. 10.0% (4/10)], pulmonary infection[12.2% (5/41) vs. 15.0% (6/40)], and anastomotic leakage[2.4% (1/41) vs. 5.0% (2/40)]beeween one-stage surgery group and control group (P>0.05). All of the cases were followed up for 1-36 months, and the median time were 22 months. There were no significant difference in the mortality[0 (0/41) vs. 2.5% (1/40)], recurrence rate[2.4% (1/41) vs. 5.0% (2/40)], and metastasis rate[7.3% (3/41) vs. 10.0% (4/40)]beeween one-stage surgery group and control group too (P>0.05). ConclusionIn the case of negative pressure drainage of double cavity casing, underwent decompression of the small bowel, and irrigation of colon, the primary resection and anastomosis of left colon cancer combined with acute obstruction was safe and feasible.