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SURGICAL LAPAROSCOPY ENDOSCOPY & PERCUTANEOUS TECHNIQUES
Volume 22, Issue 3, Pages 239-243Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e31824fbb56
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laparoscopic anterior resection; risk factor; anastomotic leakage; obesity; multifiring technique
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Purpose: This study evaluated the risk factors for anastomotic leakage after laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer using a stapling technique. Methods: The total prospective registry of 111 patients with rectal cancer who initially underwent laparoscopic low anterior resection using a stapling technique was reviewed. Univariate and multivariate analyses were carried out to identify relevant risk factors. Results: Overall anastomotic leakage rate was 5.4% (6/111). Univariate analysis demonstrated that body mass index (BMI) (P = 0.0377) was significantly associated with anastomotic leakage. After univariate analysis, the variables of BMI and the size of the circular stapler (P = 0.0923) were selected for multivariate analysis, as their P values were <0.2, and multivariate analysis demonstrated that BMI was independently predictive of developing anastomotic leakage (P = 0.0458). Conclusions: Laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer using a stapling technique can be performed safely without increasing the risk of anastomotic leakage, and increased BMI might be a potential risk factor for anastomotic leakage.
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