NCT00701012

Comparison of Low and High Ligation in the Rectal Cancer

Comparison of Functional Results of High Ligation and Low Ligation After Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer - Randomized Controlled Trial-

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (actual)
• Sponsor: Wakayama Medical University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the defecatory function when nerve fibers around the inferior mesenteric artery(IMA) and left colic artery(LCA) are preserved(so called low ligation ) or not(high ligation) in the rectosigmoid and rectal cancer surgery.

Detailed description

Fecal incontinence after anterior resection are often observed. Whether or not postoperative bowel function is influenced by the preservation of nerve fibers around the root of IMA and LCA (low ligation) is still unknown. So in this randomized controlled trial, we evaluate the efficacy of low ligation in terms of the bowel function.

Conditions

• Rectal Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	preservation of nerve fibers around IMA	low ligation
PROCEDURE	resection of nerve fibers around IMA	high ligation

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-01-01
• Primary completion: 2008-01-01
• Completion: 2011-12-01
• First posted: 2008-06-19
• Last updated: 2013-12-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Japan