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Twelve patients with complex anal fistulas were treated in the Affiliated Hospital of Medical School of Ningbo University from June to December 2018. All the patients were successfully operated, and after the operation the wound was rinsed twice a day by buried drainage tube. Patients were followed up for 3 months, the wound was healed in 11 cases and relapsed in 1 case with a mean wound healing time of (25.2±7.0) d; the pain scores at 1 d, 3 d and 5 d after surgery were 3.21±1.27, 2.34±1.22 and 1.89±0.78, respectively. There was no significant difference in preoperative and postoperative Wexner scores, anal resting pressure, and anal maximum systolic pressure (P>0.05).This innovative technique with buried drainage tube is safe and effective, which can shorten the recovery time and reduce the recurrence rate.
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Laparoscopic surgery is popular and widely accepted method for colorectal cancer today. Especially in rectal cancer, laparoscopic TME made surgery safe and feasible with good outcome. But there are still some limits and difficulties in resection and anastomosis of low rectal cancer. We combined laparoscopic TME and posterior approach. Surgery was performed in three low rectal cancer patients. They were prepared in supine position and laparoscopic TME to pelvic floor muscles was performed. After changing the patient to Jack-knife position, post-anal median incision (between the external sphincter and coccyx) and distal rectal resection was done. Through this surgical window, proximal stump was retrieved and resected with the safety margin, and anastomosis with leak test was performed. After a drain keeping, patient's position was changed back to supine again and laparoscopic irrigation and inspection of operation field was done finally. In the course of recovery, two patients were uneventful, but the rest with FAP experienced postoperative anastomotic leakage and got perineal resection and permanent ileostomy. According to our experience, posterior approach after laparoscopic TME permit right angle resection of distal rectum which is difficult in laparoscopic transabdominal approach. In addition, manual anastomosis with various instruments, Lembert suture, easy drain keeping, accurate fibrin glue apply can also be achieved. No incision on abdomen adds cosmetic advantage. But frequent position changes, need of patience-demanding intracorporeal mesenteric dissection to anastomotic site, and wound discomfort during sitting position right after the operation remain as challenges to consider and solve.
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Humans , Abdomen , Anastomotic Leak , Colorectal Neoplasms , Cosmetics , Fibrin Tissue Adhesive , Ileostomy , Imidazoles , Laparoscopy , Muscles , Nitro Compounds , Pelvic Floor , Rectal Neoplasms , Rectum , Supine Position , SuturesABSTRACT
We present 3 cases of fecal incontinence associated with traumatic injury during Duhamel procedure. Three male patients suffered from persistent fecal soiling and incontinence for more than 7 years after definitive surgery for Hirschsprung's disease by a pediatric surgeon. They showed grade 4 frequent major soiling, mild patulous anus, and flattening of the anorectal angle due to traumatic injury of the external sphincter and puborectalis muscle on the posterior midline of the anorectal junction. On Parks postanal pelvic floor repair procedures, the incontinent symptoms were abated, anatomic changes were normalized, and postoperative Kirwan classification scales were markedly improved from grade 4 to grade 1. Patients with fecal incontinence after Duhamel operation for Hirschsprung's disease may have a traumatic injury of the anal sphincter. Careful physical and laboratory examinations should be performed for the confirmation of traumatic injury in these patients, and Parks postanal repair could be the treatment of choice for the correction of incontinence.