NCT04752241

Preservation of Inferior Mesenteric Artery Could Improve Sexual Function After Laparoscopic Colorectal Resection for Diverticular Disease

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 300 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Roma La Sapienza · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to evaluate whether IMA sparing may represent an advantage in terms of reduced incidence and severity of sexual dysfunctions after colorectal resections for diverticular disease (DD).

Detailed description

Enrolled patients were randomly divided into 2 treatment groups. In the first group (IMAP) the IMA was preserved sectioning the sigmoid arteries near colonic wall while, in the second group (IMAS) the IMA was sectioned immediately below the origin of the left colic artery. Incidence and severity of sexual dysfunction and QoL were assessed by four validated questionnaire administered 6,12 months and 5 and 8 years after surgery.

Conditions

• Sexual Function Disturbances

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Inferior Mesenteric Artery Preservation	Performing left hemicolectomy the IMA was preserved ligating close to the colonic wall the sigmoids arteries.
PROCEDURE	Inferior Mesenteric Artery Ligation	Performing left hemicolectomy the IMA is ligated and sectioned after the origin of left colic artery

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-01-01
• Primary completion: 2018-01-01
• Completion: 2024-01-01
• First posted: 2021-02-12
• Last updated: 2024-07-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy