Why the study?
Anastomotic leakage is a major complication after right hemicolectomy, and the clinical impact of leakage depending on handsewn versus stapled technique needed evaluation.
Does handsewn anastomosis reduce the severity of anastomotic leakage compared to stapled anastomosis in patients undergoing elective right colectomy for cancer?
Population
961 patients undergoing elective surgery for neoplasia of the right colon
Comparison
Handsewn vs stapled ileocolic anastomosis
Design
Observational, retrospective, cross-sectional two-centre study
Authors
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Handsewn leaks may associate with milder complications than stapled; observational data leaves optimal technique choice open.
Does handsewn anastomosis reduce the severity of anastomotic leakage compared to stapled anastomosis in patients undergoing elective right colectomy for cancer?
In patients undergoing elective right colectomy for cancer, anastomotic leakage following handsewn anastomosis has a lower clinical impact and requires milder treatments compared to stapled anastomosis.
Espín et al. (2020) studied this question.
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