Surgical Technology International

39th Edition

 

Contains 57 peer-reviewed articles featuring the latest advances in surgical techniques and technologies. 448 Pages.

 

November 2021 - ISSN:1090-3941

 

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Colorectal Surgery

Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Useful Technique That Continues to Evolve
Justin T. Brady, MD, Matthew R. Albert, MD, Shanna Sprinkle, MD, AdventHealth Orlando, Orlando, FL, USA, Seema Izfar, MD, South Texas Colorectal Center, San Antonio, TX, USA

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Colorectal cancer remains the 3rd most common cancer diagnosed among men and women in the United States. With improved screening, premalignant rectal lesions and rectal cancers are being detected at earlier stages. In addition, the use of neoadjuvant chemo- and radiotherapy has led to downstaging of larger lesions. There is growing interest among colorectal surgeons in local excision with organ preservation for patients with rectal cancer. There are multiple platforms for local excision of rectal cancers, including transanal excision (TAE), transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) and transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS). TAMIS was developed as an affordable platform that uses conventional laparoscopic equipment familiar to many colorectal surgeons. TAMIS allows for full-thickness benign or malignant lesion excision in any quadrant without the need for patient repositioning. The literature has shown that, for appropriately selected patients, TAMIS provides superior excision quality compared to TAE. Furthermore, TAMIS has oncologic outcomes equivalent to TEM at a fraction of the cost. Recently, robotic TAMIS has been introduced, which takes advantage of the articulating instruments of the robotic platform without the need for a skilled assistant. This article will cover multiple technical aspects for TAMIS including patient selection and preparation, technical tips for successful excision and defect closure, and recent advances, including robotic TAMIS.

 

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Calcification of the Aorta-Iliac Trajectory as a Risk Factor for Anastomotic Leakage in Colorectal Surgery: Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review
Vincent T. Hoek, MD, Pim P. Edomskis, MD, Anand G. Menon, MD, PhD, Johan F. Lange, MD, PhD, Professor of Surgery, Gert-Jan Kleinrensink, PhD, Professor of Anatomy, Johannes Jeekel, MD, PhD, Professor of Surgery, Roy S. Dwarkasing, MD, PhD, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

 

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Objective: The purpose of this review is to evaluate the relevance of vascular calcification as a potential risk factor for anastomotic leakage in colorectal surgery.
Method: The Embase, Medline, PubMed, and Cochrane databases and Google Scholar were systematically searched. Studies that assessed calcification of the aorta-iliac trajectory in patients who underwent colorectal surgery were included. An independent patient data meta-analysis was performed as follows: based on the heterogeneity of the study population, a “random-effects model” or “fixed-effects model” was used to perform a multivariable logistic regression and calculate pooled Odds Ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). Heterogeneity was assessed using the Q-test and I2-test.
Results: From a total of 457 articles retrieved, eight fell within the scope of the review, with a total of 2010 patients. Anastomotic leakage was found at a mean rate of 11.1% (SD 4.9%). In these eight studies, four different calcification scoring methods were used, which made a single structured meta-analysis not feasible. Therefore, an independent patient data meta-analysis on the most frequently used calcification scoring method was performed, including three studies with a total of 396 patients. After multivariable analyses, no significant association was found between anastomotic leakage and the amount of calcification in the aorta-iliac trajectory. The remaining three scoring methods were evaluated. In four of the five studies, vascular calcification was associated with anastomotic leakage after colorectal surgery.
Conclusion: In contrast to previous studies, an individual patient data meta-analysis found no association between calcification and anastomotic leakage in colorectal surgery after multivariable analysis that considered a single calcification measurement method. In addition, this study demonstrated several scoring methods for arterial calcification and the need for a standardized technique. Therefore, the authors would recommend prospective studies using a calcification scoring method that includes grade of stenosis due to its potential to preoperatively improve perfusion by endovascular treatment.

 

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Intersphincteric Resection for Low Rectal Cancer: Parameters AffectingFunctional Outcomes and Survival Rates
Vusal Aliyev, MD, Suha Goksel, MD, Professor of Pathology, Maslak Acibadem Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, Beslen Goksoy, MD, Ilhan Varank Sancaktepe Training and , Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, Koray Guven, MD, Professor of Radiology, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, Barıs Bakır, MD, Professor of Radiology, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, Sezer Saglam, MD, Professor of Oncology, Demiroglu Bilim University, Istanbul, Turkey, Oktar Asoglu, MD, Professor of Surgery, Bosphorus Clinical Scientific Academy, Istanbul, Turkey

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Introduction: The development of new surgical techniques and devices, as well as the improvements in neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy enabled intersphincteric resection (ISR), has reduced permanent colostomy usage. The aim of this study was to assess the long-term oncological and functional outcomes of patients who underwent partial ISR for rectal cancer located less than 5cm from the anal verge.
Materials and Methods: A series of 106 consecutive patients with very low rectal cancer underwent curative partial ISR from January 2006 to September 2019 were retrospectively evaluated. One-hundred-three (97%) of 106 patients received neoadjuvant chemo-radiotherapy. Overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), and local recurrence (LR) rates were calculated using Kaplan–Meier methods. The Wexner incontinence score and Kirwan classification were used to evaluate patients’ functional results.
Results: The median follow up was 60 months (range, 18–174). The estimated five-year overall and disease-free survival rates were 89% and 81.6%, respectively. Five-year local recurrence and distant metastasis rates were 6.6% and 10.4%, respectively. There was no in-hospital and 30-day mortality. The median Wexner score was 9 (range, 0–20) for 72 patients. Age ( <65 years, p=0.027) and gender (male, p=0.019) had a positive effect on functional outcomes after surgery. One and five years colostomy-free survival rates were 96% and 89%, respectively.
Conclusion: Intersphincteric resection techniques are feasible for patients with very low rectal cancer, providing good oncological and functional outcomes.

 

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Importance of the Duodenal Window and Fredet’s Fascia in Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy: Technical Note
Giovanni D. Tebala, MD, FRCS, FACS, Giles Bond-Smith, MBBS, MSc, FRCSEd, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK, Salomone Di Saverio, MD, FRCS, FACS, Associate Professor, Marika S. Milani, MD, University of Insubria, Varese,  Italy, Gaetano Gallo, MD, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy, Roberto Cirocchi, MD, Associate Professor, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

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Background: Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy requires a precise anatomical dissection to mobilise the right and proximal transverse mesocolon, following the avascular fusion planes of Toldt and Fredet. Fredet’s plane is crucial to the preparation of the origin of vessels. Easy access to Fredet’s and Toldt’s fasciae can be obtained through the “duodenal window”, a flimsy area of the root of the proximal transverse mesocolon, the margins of which are the right border of the superior mesenteric pedicle, the ileocolic pedicle, the right colic pedicle and the marginal artery.
Method: We propose that dissection of the duodenal window should be the first step in laparoscopic right hemicolectomy, to obtain easy access to the duodenopancreatic plane and prepare the fascia.
Results: This “duodenal window-first” technique has been applied in 45 laparoscopic right hemicolectomies and 14 laparoscopic extended right hemicolectomies, with only two conversions to open surgery. The duodenal window was easily identified in all but 3 cases with significant visceral obesity. No significant intra- or postoperative morbidity was recorded in these cases and the median postoperative length of stay was 4 days. All resections were R0 and an adequate number of retrieved lymph nodes were obtained in almost all cases.
Conclusion: The duodenal window-first approach is a feasible and safe technique to standardise the first steps of radical laparoscopic right hemicolectomy, allowing prompt and complete anatomical identification and dissection.

 

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