Open AccessAnal Function after Surgery for Low-Lying Rectal Cancer: Comparison of Mechanical and Hand-Sewn Coloanal Anastomosis
Author(s) -
Rie Matsunaga,
Yuji Nishizawa,
Norio Saito,
Mitsuru Yokota,
Ryuichi Hayashi,
Masaaki Ito
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
digestive surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.762
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1421-9983
pISSN - 0253-4886
DOI - 10.1159/000456080
Subject(s) - medicine , coloanal anastomosis , anal verge , anus , surgery , colorectal cancer , anastomosis , urology , cancer
Mechanical coloanal anastomosis (MCAA) or hand-sewn coloanal anastomosis (HCAA) are used in anus-preserving surgery for low-lying rectal cancer. Either method can be used if the lower edge of the tumor is 4-6 cm from the anal verge. The goal of this study was to evaluate differences in the anal function after MCAA or HCAA.
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