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Brief Title: Is There a Link Between Anatomical Markers of Surgical Difficulty and Incapacity to Reverse Stoma After Low Rectal Cancer Surgery?
Official Title: Is There a Link Between Anatomical Markers of Surgical Difficulty and Incapacity to Reverse Stoma After Low Rectal Cancer Surgery?
Study ID: NCT04006600
Brief Summary: Anterior resection with total mesorectal excision (TME) is the standard procedure for mid and low rectal cancers . A colo-rectal anastomosis under peritoneal reflection is, most of the time, protected by a temporary loop stoma to decrease the risk and severity of anastomotic morbidity. This stoma, which is intended to be temporary, appears to be permanent in 6 to 32% of cases in the literature. The main risk factor being anastomotic leakage. Two major risk factors for anastomotic leakage after colorectal surgery are " male sex " and " Body mass index ", which are responsible of a higher anatomical difficulty (Narrow pelvis and bulky mesorectal fat) Therefore, the objective of this study is to look for a statistical link between permanent stoma and intraoperative difficulty represented by pelvic anatomical constraints.
Detailed Description: Anterior resection with total mesorectal excision (TME) is the standard procedure for mid and low rectal cancers . A colo-rectal anastomosis under peritoneal reflection is, most of the time, protected by a temporary loop stoma to decrease the risk and severity of anastomotic morbidity. This stoma, which is intended to be temporary, appears to be permanent in 6 to 32% of cases in the literature. The main risk factor being anastomotic leakage. Two major risk factors for anastomotic leakage after colorectal surgery are " male sex " and " Body mass index ", which are responsible of a higher anatomical difficulty (Narrow pelvis and bulky mesorectal fat) Studies focused on surgical difficulties usually evaluated criteria such as, total surgery duration, blood loss or surgeon's subjective evaluation. The investigators of this retrospective study hypothesize that when a stoma,primarily intended to be temporary, is not reversed after a long (2 years) post operative delay, it all comes to surgical difficulties and that these surgical difficulties are essentially represented by anatomical constraints. Therefore, the objective of this study is to look for a statistical link between permanent stoma and intraoperative difficulty represented by pelvic anatomical constraints.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Nimes University Hospital, Nîmes, , France
Name: Martin BERTRAND
Affiliation: Nîmes University Hospital
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR