Retroileal colorectal anastomosis after extended left colectomy: application for laparoscopic surgery

Yasuo Sakamoto, Ryuma Tokunaga, Yuji Miyamoto, Mayuko Ohuchi, Kenichi Nakamura, Keisuke Kosumi, Kazuto Harada, Hironobu Shigaki, Junji Kurashige, Masaaki Iwatsuki, Yoshifumi Baba, Naoya Yoshida, Hideo Baba

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Abstract

Tension-free anastomosis is often difficult to achieve after extended left hemicolectomy because the residual colon is too short to reach the rectal stump. Retroileal colorectal anastomosis is very simple and useful for obtaining tension-free anastomosis. We first applied this technique to laparoscopic operations. We herein describe the procedure of laparoscopic retroileal colorectal anastomosis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1476-1478
Number of pages3
JournalSurgery Today
Volume46
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2016

Keywords

  • Extended left hemicolectomy
  • Retroileal colorectal anastomosis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery

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