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Rectal excision and colonic pouch-anal anastomosis for rectal cancer

Oncologic results at five years

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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PURPOSE: Preservation of the anal sphincter is now accepted as a primary aim in surgical treatment of rectal cancer. The use of colonic J-pouch-anal anastomosis after complete rectal excision is one method that permits retention of continence without compromising oncologic principles. This study aimed to assess carcinologic results of rectal excision followed by colonic J-pouch anal anastomosis, with particular reference to rate of locoregional recurrence. METHOD: From 1984 to 1990 complete rectal excision and colonic pouch-anal anastomosis were performed in 167 patients for cancer of the middle or low rectum. A total of 154 patients were followed for this study for a minimum of five years, with evaluation of the frequency of locoregional recurrence. RESULTS: Sixty-five patients died during the period of surveillance, giving a five-year survival rate of 68.8 percent. Twenty patients (13 percent) presented with locoregional recurrence at an average of 31 months after surgery. In 11 cases (7 percent) the local recurrence was not associated with metastatic disease, and six of these patients underwent further curative surgery. CONCLUSIONS: These results confirm that coloanal anastomosis after complete rectal excision is a valuable option in the surgical treatment of rectal cancer and is accompanied by a frequency of isolated locoregional recurrence of less than 7 percent, of which half underwent surgical resection with curative intent.

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  1. From the Department of Surgery, Saint Antoine Hospital AP-HP and Faculty of Medicine, University of Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris, France

    Anne Berger M.D.,  Emmanuel Tiret M.D., Christopher Cunningham M.D., Nidal Dehni M.D. & Rolland Parc M.D.

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Berger, A., Tiret, E., Cunningham, C. et al. Rectal excision and colonic pouch-anal anastomosis for rectal cancer. Dis Colon Rectum 42, 1265–1271 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02234211

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