ObjectiveTo analyze the risk factors for esophagogastric anastomotic leakage (EGAL) after esophageal cancer surgery, and to establish a risk prediction model for early prevention and treatment.MethodsClinical data of patients undergoing esophagectomy in our hospital from January 2013 to October 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. The independent risk factors for postoperative EGAL were analyzed by univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses, and a clinical nomogram prediction model was established. According to whether EGAL occurred after operation, the patients were divided into an anastomotic fistula group and a non-anastomotic fistula group.ResultsA total of 303 patiens were enrolled, including 267 males and 36 females with a mean age of 62.30±7.36 years. The incidence rate of postoperative EGAL was 15.2% (46/303). The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that high blood pressure, chronic bronchitis, peptic ulcer, operation way, the number of lymph node dissected, anastomotic way, the number of intraoperative chest drainage tube, tumor location, no-supplementing albumin in the first three days after operation, postoperative pulmonary infection, postoperative use of bronchoscope were the independent risk factors for EGAL after esophageal cancer surgery (P<0.05). A prognostic nomogram model was established based on these factors with the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.954 (95%CI 0.924-0.975), indicating a high predictive value.ConclusionThe clinical prediction model based on 11 perioperative risk factors in the study has a good evaluation efficacy and can promote the early detection, diagnosis and treatment of EGAL.
Objective To explore the strategy of intrathoracic anastomosis in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma when the proximal esophagus is dilated to different degrees and explore its mechanism. Methods We retrospectively reviewed the clinical data of patients who underwent esophagectomy between 2014 and 2017 in West China Hospital. The patients were divided into two groups including a significant dilatation group with inner mucosal phase diameter (IMPD)≥17.9 mm and a non-significant dilatation group with IMPD<17.9 mm. And the patients were divided into two groups (a layered manual anastomosis group and a stapled anastomosis group) according to anastomosis method and propensity score matching was applied to adjust for potential confounders. Results We finally included 654 patients. There were 206 patients with 158 males and 48 females at average age of 62.21±7.72 years in the layerd manual analstomosis group and 448 patietns with 377 males and 71 females at average age of 62.57±8.42 years in the stapled anastomosis group. We also used Masson trichrome staining to assess the collagen fiber content in the esophagus. Compared with layered manual anastomosis, the incidence of anastomotic leakage was higher in the significant dilatation group than that in the stapled anastomosis group (original cohort: 3.8% vs. 10.7%, P=0.093; propensity score-matched cohort: 1.4% vs. 15.3%, P=0.004). And there was no significant difference in anastomotic leakage b etween layered manual anastomosis and stapled anastomosis in the non-significant dilatation group (original cohort: 4.7% vs. 4.2%, P=0.830; propensity score-matched cohort: 4.8% vs. 4.0%, P=0.206). Moreover, the average collagen fiber area ratio was significantly lower in the significant dilation group than that in the non-significant dilatation group (P=0.045). Conclusion There is a significant reduction in collagen fibers in the proximal esophageal wall tissue of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients with a IMPD≥17.9 mm. Intrathoracic layered manual anastomosis effectively reduces postoperative anastomotic leakage in these patients.
ObjectiveTo summarize the experience in the treatment of anastomotic leakage after laparoscopic D2 radical gastrectomy.MethodThe clinicopathologic data of 11 patients with anastomotic leakage after the laparoscopic D2 radical gastrectomy in the Nanchong Central Hospital from May 2016 to January 2018 were analyzed retrospectively.ResultsAmong the 11 patients with anastomotic leakage, 3 were grade Ⅱ leakages and 8 were grade Ⅲa leakages. There were no symptoms in the 3 cases of anastomotic leakage, which were confirmed only by the gastrointestinal radiography and were healed after 7 d of conservative treatment. Among the 8 patients with the clinical symptoms, 5 cases were treated by the endoscopic drainage and negative pressure suction for 60–90 d, 3 cases were treated by the endoscopic covered stent, 2 cases were cured after 30–60 d, and 1 case died of massive bleeding after 45 d.ConclusionsDue to differences of location, time, limitation, and size of anastomotic leakage after laparoscopic D2 radical gastrectomy, individualized treatment should be performed according to specific situation of patients in local treatment. Endoluminal covered stent has certain clinical application value.
ObjectiveTo understand the related factors and prevention and treatment of anastomotic leakage after colorectal cancer operation.MethodThe literatures on the studies of colorectal anastomotic leakage in recent years were reviewed and analyzed.ResultsThe occurrence of postoperative anastomotic leakage of colorectal cancer was usually related to many factors, besides the patients’ nutritional status, body mass index, gender, smoking and drinking history, preoperative radiotherapy and chemotherapy, etc., as well as the distance between the anastomotic stoma and the anal margin and the ligation of the left colonic artery. The monitors of albumin, prealbumin, C-reactive protein, procalcitonin and other indicators might be better for early prediction of anastomotic leakage. The use of oral antibiotics while mechanical bowel preparation, intraoperative ICG fluorescence angiography, single-layer intestinal anastomosis, reducing the number of staplers, preserving the left colon artery, placing drainage tube through anus, and minimally invasive colorectal cancer resection might have some advantages in reducing the incidence of postoperative anastomotic leakage.ConclusionsAs a surgeon, risk factors associated with anastomotic leakage should be fully understood. It is of great significance to use related markers to identify early anastomotic leakage and timely intervene, and use of more accurate surgical procedures to reduce occurrence of anastomotic leakage.
ObjectiveTo investigate the diagnostic value of intra-intestinal angiography CT in patients with anastomotic leakage (AL) after rectal cancer resection.MethodsPatients who admitted to The Department of General Surgery of The No. 900 Hospital of The Joint Logistic Team from January 2013 to October 2018, who were diagnosed with rectal cancer and underwent rectal cancer resection with sphincter preserving surgery, were retrospectively collected in the study. All patients underwent routine imaging examination on the 7th day after rectal cancer operation. The retrograde contrast enema (RCE) was performed to obtain the abdominal X-ray film, then the pelvic CT scan was performed to get the CT image of the intestinal lumen. The films were reviewed by 2 senior radiologists, and the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of RCE and intra-intestinal angiography CT in the diagnosis of AL after rectal cancer resection were evaluated. Evaluated the sensitivity of the CT image feature to predict AL after rectal cancer resection.ResultsThe sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV of RCE in the diagnosis of AL after the rectal cancer resection were 69.23% (18/26), 98.64% (218/221), 85.71% (18/21), and 96.46% (218/226) respectively. The sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV of intra-intestinal angiography CT were 96.15% (25/26), 99.09% (219/221), 92.59% (25/27), and 99.54% (219/220) respectively. The sensitivity and NPV of intra-intestinal angiography CT in diagnosis of AL were significantly higher than those of RCE (P<0.05). The sensitivity of contrast agent leakage to diagnosis of AL was the highest, reaching 96.15% (25/26).ConclusionsThe sensitivity of intra-intestinal angiography CT in the diagnosis of AL is high and the overall diagnostic efficiency is better than RCE, and the leakage of contrast agent is the main imaging feature of AL. It is significant to guide the clinical practice.
ObjectiveTo evaluate the efficacy, safety, and feasibility of fecal drainage technique on rectal anastomosis for preventing anastomotic leakage after operation for middle-low rectal cancer.MethodsThe retrospective analysis was used to collect the middle-low rectal cancer which completed operation in this hospital from 2014 to 2019. According to the way of preventing annstomotic leakage, the patients were divided into two groups: fecal drainage on rectal anastomosis group (Abbreviation: fecal drainage group) and end ileum prophylactic stoma group (Abbreviation: ileostomy group). The incidence of anastomotic leakage after operation and the different treatment methods following leakage were compared between the two groups.ResultsA total of 231 cases were recorded, including 84 cases in the fecal drainage group, 147 cases in the ileostomy group. There were no significant differences in the baseline data such as the gender, age, preoperative complications, operation mode, etc. between the two groups (P>0.050). There were no significant differences in the operation time, intraoperative blood loss, incision infection, postoperative intestinal obstruction, total hospitalization cost, death, anastomotic leakage (overall, each grade, treatment, and outcome) between the two groups (P>0.050). Although the length of hospital stay except the patients with anastomotic leakage in the fecal drainage group was significantly longer than that in the ileostomy group (P<0.001), there was no significant difference in the total length of hospital stay between the two groups (P>0.050), and the incidence of anastomotic stenosis in the fecal drainage group was significantly lower than that in the ileostomy group (P=0.029).ConclusionAccording to the results of this study, fecal drainage technique on rectal anastomosis is effective, safe, and feasible in preventing anastomotic leakage after operation for middle-low rectal cancer.
ObjectiveTo explore the effect of mediastinal drainage tube placed after the esophageal cancer resection with intrathoracic anastomosis on postoperative complications such as anastomotic fistula. MethodsLiterature on the application of mediastinal drainage tubes in esophageal cancer surgery published in databases such as PubMed, EMbase, CNKI, China Biomedical Literature Database, VIP, and Wanfang were searched using English or Chinese, from the establishment of the databases to December 31, 2023. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) was used to evaluate the quality of the included retrospective studies, the Cochrane Handbook bias risk tool was used to assess the bias risk of randomized controlled trials (RCT), and Review Manager 5.4 software was used for meta-analysis. ResultsA total of 19 retrospective studies and 8 RCT involving 6320 patients were included, with 3257 patients in the observation group (mediastinal drainage tube+closed thoracic drainage tube) and 3063 patients in the control group (closed thoracic drainage tube or single mediastinal drainage tube). The NOS score of the included literature was≥6 points, and one RCT had a low risk of bias and the other RCT had a moderate risk of bias . Meta-analysis results showed that compared with the control group, the observation group had fewer postoperative lung complications [OR=0.44, 95%CI (0.36, 0.53), P<0.001], fewer postoperative cardiac complications [OR=0.40, 95%CI (0.33, 0.49), P<0.001], earlier average diagnosis time of anastomotic fistula [MD=−3.33, 95%CI (−3.95, −2.71), P<0.001], lower inflammation indicators [body temperature: MD=−1.15, 95%CI (−1.36, −0.93), P<0.001; white cell count: MD=−5.62, 95%CI (−7.29, −3.96), P<0.001], and shorter postoperative hospital stay [MD=−15.13, 95%CI (−18.69, −11.56), P<0.001]. However, there was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of postoperative anastomotic fistula between the two groups [OR=0.85, 95%CI (0.70, 1.05), P=0.13]. ConclusionPlacing a mediastinal drainage tube cannot reduce the incidence of anastomotic fistula, but it can effectively reduce the incidence of postoperative respiratory and circulatory system complications in patients and improve patients’ prognosis. It can early detect teh anastomotic fistula and fully drain digestive fluid to promote rapid healing of the fistula, alleviate the infection symptoms of postoperative anastomotic fistula, and shorten the hospital stay.
ObjectiveTo explore the predictive value of systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) combined with neutrophil-monocyte ratio (NMR) on postoperative anastomotic leakage in elderly colon cancer. MethodsThe clinical data of 493 elderly colon cancer patients who attended the Department of General Surgery of the First Hospital of Lanzhou University from January 2018 to October 2023 were retrospectively analysed, and divided into an anastomotic leakage group (n=29) and a non-anastomotic leakage group (n=464) according to the occurrence of anastomotic leakage or not, and the differences between the two groups in terms of SII and NMR at different time points were compared. Area under the curve (AUC) of receiver operating characteristic (ROC) was used to compare the predictive value of SII, NMR and the combination of the two on the occurrence of anastomotic leakage after surgery in elderly colon cancer patients. Logistic regression was used to analyse the independent risk factors for postoperative anastomotic leakage in elderly colon cancer patients. ResultsThe SII and NMR in the anastomotic leakage group were higher than those in the non-anastomotic leakage group on the 3 rd and 5 th day after operation (P<0.05). ROC curve analysis showed that the AUC values for SII on postoperative day 3, NMR on postoperative day 5, and the combination of the two to predict anastomotic leakage were 0.613, 0.743, and 0.750, respectively. The results of DeLong’s test suggested that the difference between the AUC values of NMR on postoperative day 5 combined with SII on postoperative day 3 and SII on postoperative day 3 was statistically significant (P=0.047). Multifactorial logistic regression analysis showed that age, male, diabetes, preoperative radiotherapy and chemotherapy, tumor located in the left colon, SII on postoperative day 3, and NMR on postoperative day 5 were independent risk factors for postoperative anastomotic leakage in elderly patients with colorectal cancer (all P<0.05). ConclusionsPostoperative day 3 SII combined with postoperative day 5 NMR, postoperative day 3 SII, and postoperative day 5 NMR all have predictive value for postoperative anastomotic leakage in elderly patients with colorectal cancer. Both have the potential to serve as important predictors of postoperative anastomotic leakage in elderly patients with colon cancer.
Objective To understand the changes of intestinal flora during perioperative period of colorectal cancer and the mechanism affecting the occurrence of postoperative anastomotic leakage, so as to improve perioperative management of patients and find possible measures to decrease the incidence rate of anastomotic leakage. Method The literature related to perioperative intestinal flora assessment, anastomotic healing, and anastomotic leakage of colorectal cancer in recent years was comprehensively searched in the CNKI, PubMed, and Embase databases and made an review. ResultsDue to the various perioperative interventions, the diversity and abundance of intestinal flora had changed after colorectal cancer surgery, and some conditional pathogenic bacteria such as Enterococcus faecalis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, etc. increased obviously, which led to collagen degradation through the expression of bacterial collagenase or the excessive activation of matrix metalloproteinases in the host intestine, then might lead to the poor anastomotic healing and even the anastomotic leakage. ConclusionAlthough the evidence of effect of intestinal flora on anastomotic leakage mainly comes from animal experiments, it still shows the potential role of intestinal flora in the occurrence of anastomotic leakage after colorectal cancer surgery, and can be regulated by perioperative intervention, which suggests that it may provide a new strategy for prevention of anastomotic leakage.
ObjectiveTo study feasibility of sheath technique with seromuscular sleeve of pedicled colon in preventing anastomotic leakage following laparoscopic anterior resection of rectal cancer.MethodsThe clinical data of patients who underwent laparoscopic anterior resection of rectal cancer in our hospital from January 2017 to March 2020 were retrospectively collected. According to different surgical methods, they were divided into two groups: pedicled seromuscular sleeve sheath group (referred to as sleeve sheath operation group) and traditional operation group. The intraoperative and postoperative statuses were compared between these two groups.ResultsIn this study, 87 patients with rectal cancer were included, 37 in the sleeve sheath operation group and 50 in the traditional operation group. There were no significant differences in the baseline data such as the gender, age, body mass index (BMI), complicating disease, distance from lower tumor margin to anal verge, histological classification, neoadjuvant radio- chemotherapy, and TNM stage between the two groups (P>0.05). There were no significant differences in the volumes of intraoperative blood loss, the number of lymph node dissection, the first postoperative anal exhaust time and the hospitalization expense between the two groups (P>0.05). Compared with the traditional operation group, the operative time of the sleeve sheath operation group was longer (P<0.05), the postoperative hospitalization time of the sleeve sheath operation group was shorter (P<0.05). The incidence of postoperative anastomotic leakage in the sleeve sheath operation group and the traditional group were 0.0% (0/37) and 12.0% (6/50), respectively, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). There were no significant differences in the anastomotic stenosis, the lymphatic fistula and the incision infection between the two groups (P>0.05). All patients were followed-up for 6 to 36 months, with a median time of 21 months. No recurrence or death occurred.ConclusionThe sheath technique with seromuscular sleeve of pedicled colon can increase the anti tension ability of anastomotic stoma and reduce the incidence of anastomotic leakage, which is a safe and effective surgical method.