Influence of anastomotic leakage on oncological outcome in patients with rectal cancer

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1190-1196

  Park, In Ja ^a  

^a Vievisnamuh Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anastomotic leakage; Local recurrence; Rectal cancer; Survival

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECTUM TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953716960     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-009-1153-7     Document Type: Article

References (60)

1. Khuri SF, Henderson WG, DePalma RG, Mosca C, Healey NA, Kumbhani DJ. Determinants of long-term survival after major surgery and the adverse effect of postoperative complications. Ann Surg 2005; 242: 326-341.
2. Chapuis PH, Dent OF, Fisher R, Newland RC, Phelis MT, Smyth E, et al. A multivariate analysis of clinical and pathological variables in prognosis after resection of large bowel cancer. Br J Surg. 1985; 72: 698-702.
3. Newland RC, Dent OF, Chapuis PH, Bokey EL. Clinicopathologically diagnosed residual tumour after resection for colorectal cancer. A 20-year prospective study. Cancer. 1993; 72: 1536-1542.
4. Newland RC, Dent OF, Lyttle MN, Chapuis PH, Bokey EL. Pathologic determinants of survival associated with colorectal cancer with lymph node metastases. Cancer 1994; 73: 2076-2082.
5. Fielding LP, Arsenault PA, Chapuis PH, Dent O, Gathright B, Hardcastle JD, et al. Clinicopathological staging for colorectal cancer: an international documentation system (IDS) and an international comprehensive anatomical terminology (ICAT). J Gastroenterol Hepatol 1991; 6: 325-344.
6. Akyol AM, McGregor JR, Galloway DJ, Murray GD, George WD. Anastomotic leaks in colorectal cancer surgery: a risk factor for recurrence? Int J Colorect Dis 1991; 6: 179-183.
7. Docherty JG, McGregor JR, Akyol AM, Murray GD, Galloway DJ. Comparison of manually constructed and stapled anastomoses in colorectal surgery. West of Scotland and Highland Anastomosis Study Group. Ann Surg 1995; 221: 176-184.
8. Fujita S, Teramoto T, Watanabe M, Kodaira S, Kitajima M. Anastomotic leakage after colorectal cancer surgery: a risk factor for recurrence and poor prognosis. Jpn J Clin Oncol 1993; 23: 299-302.
9. Peterson S, Freitag M, Hellmich G, Ludwig K. Anastomotic leakage: impact on local recurrence and survival in surgery of colorectal cancer. Int J Colorectal Dis 1998; 13: 160-163.
10. Lee WS, Yun SH, Roh YN, Yun HR, Lee WY, Cho YB, et al. Risk factors and clinical outcome for anastomotic leakage after total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer. World J Surg 2008; 32: 1124-1129.
11. Bruce J, Krukowski ZH, Al-Khairy G, Russell EM, Park KG. Systematic review of the definition and measurement of anastomotic leak after gastrointestinal surgery. Br J Surg 2001; 88: 1157-1168.
12. Lim M, Akhtar S, Sasapu K, Harris K, Burke D, Sagar P, et al. Clinical and subclinical leaks after low colorectal anastomosis; a clinical and radiologic study. Dis Colon Rectum 2006; 49: 1611-1619.
13. Karanjia ND, Corder AP, Bearn P, Heald RJ. Leakage from stapled anastomosis after total mesorectal excision for carcinoma of the rectum. Br J Surg 1994; 81: 1224-1226.
14. Law WL, Chu KW. Anterior resection for rectal cancer with mesorectal excision: a prospective evaluation of 622 patients. Ann Surg 2004; 240: 260-268.
15. Kim NK, Kim YW, Min BS, Lee KY, Shon SK, Cho CH. Operative safety and oncologic outcomes of anal sphincter-preserving surgery with mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: 931 consecutive patients treated at a single institution. Ann Surg Oncol 2009; 16: 900-909.
16. Anthuber M, Fuerst A, Elser F, Berger R, Jauch KW. Outcome of laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer in 101 patients. Dis Colon Rectum 2003; 46: 1047-1053.
17. Jörgren F, Johansson R, Damber L, Lindmark G. Anastomotic leakage after surgery for rectal cancer: a risk factor of local recurrence, distant metastasis and reduced cancer-specific survival? Colorect Dis 2009. doi: 10. 1111/j. 1463-1318. 2009. 02136. x.
18. Eckmann C, Kujath P, Schiedeck TH, Shekarriz H, Bruch HP. Anastomotic leakage following low anterior resection: results of a standardized diagnostic and therapeutic approach. Int J Colorect Dis 2004; 19: 128-133.
19. Averbach AM, Chang D, Koslowe P, Sugarbaker PH. Anastomotic leak after double-stapled low colorectal resection. Dis Colon Rectum 1996; 39: 780-787.
20. Ng NH, Ng DC, Cheung HY, Wong JC, Yau KK, Chung CC, et al. Laparoscopic resection for rectal cancers: lessons learned from 579 cases. Ann Surg 2009; 249: 82-86.
21. Mann B, Kleinschmidt S, Stremmel W. Prospective study of hand-sutured anastomosis after colorectal resection. Br J Surg 1996; 83: 29-31.
22. Scheidbach H, Schneider C, Konradt J, Bärlehner E, Köhler L, Wittekind Ch, et al. Laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection and anterior resection with curative intent for carcinoma of the rectum. Surg Endosc 2002; 16: 7-13.
23. Eriksen MT, Wibe A, Norstein J, Haffner J, Wiig JN, Norwegian Rectal Cancer Group. Anastomotic leakage following routine mesorectal excision for rectal cancer in a national cohort of patients. Colorectal Dis 2005; 7: 51-57.
24. Kim JC, Takahashi K, Yu CS, Kim HC, Kim TW, Ryu MH, et al. Comparative outcomes between chemoradiotherapy and lateral pelvic lymph node dissection following total mesorectal excision in rectal cancer. Ann Surg 2007; 246: 754-762.
25. Chang SC, Lin JK, Yang SH, Jiang JK, Chen WC, Lin TC. Long-term outcome of anastomosis leakage after curative resection for mid and low rectal cancer. Hepatogastroenterology 2003; 50: 1898-1902.
26. Law WL, Choi HK, Lee YM, Ho JW, Seto CL. Anastomotic leakage is associated with poor long-term outcome in patients after curative colorectal resection for malignancy. J Gastrointest Surg 2007; 11: 8-15.
27. Bell SW, Walker KG, Rickard MJ, Sinclair G, Dent OF, Chapuis PH, et al. Anastomotic leakage after curative anterior resection results in a higher prevalence of local recurrence. Br J Surg 2003; 90: 1261-1266.
28. Jung SH, Yu CS, Choi PW, Kim DD, Park IJ, Kim HC, et al. Risk factors and oncologic impact of anastomotic leakage after rectal cancer surgery. Dis Colon Rectum 2008; 51: 902-908.
29. Ptok H, Marusch F, Meyer F, Schubert D, Gastinger I, Lippert H. Impact of anastomotic leakage on oncological outcome after rectal cancer resection. Br J Surg 2007; 94: 1548-1554.
30. McArdle CS, McMillan DC, Hole DJ. Impact of anastomotic leakage on long-term survival of patients undergoing curative resection for colorectal cancer. Br J Surg 2005; 92: 1150-1154.
31. Walker KG, Bell SW, Rickard MJ, Mehanna D, Dent OF, Chapuis PH et al. Anastomotic leakage is predictive of diminished survival after potentially curative resection for colorectal cancer. Ann Surg 2004; 240: 255-259.
32. Law WL, Chu KW, Tung HM. Early outcomes of 100 patients with laparoscopic resection for rectal neoplasm. Surg Endosc 2004; 18: 1592-1596.
33. Bertelsen CA, Andreasen AH, Jørgensen T, Harling H; on behalf of the Danish Colorectal Cancer Group. Anastomotic leakage after curative anterior resection for rectal cancer. Colorect Dis 2009 (in press).
34. Branagan G, Finnis D, Wessex Colorectal Cancer Audit Working Group. Prognosis after anastomotic leakage in colorectal surgery. Dis Colon Rectum 2005; 48: 1021-1026.
35. Merkel S, Wang WY, Schmidt O, Dworak O, Wittekind C, Hohenberger W, Hermanek P. Locoregional recurrence in patients with anastomotic leakage after anterior resection for rectal carcinoma. Colorectal Dis 2001; 3: 154-160.
36. Eberhardt JM, Kiran RP, Lavery IC. The impact of anastomotic leak and intra-abdominal abscess on cancer-related outcomes after resection for colorectal cancer: a case control study. Dis Colon Rectum 2009; 52: 380-386.
37. Law WL, Chu KW. Local recurrence following total mesorectal excision with double-stapling anastomosis for rectal cancers: analysis of risk factors. World J Surg 2002; 26: 1272-1276.
38. Kressner U, Graf W, Mahteme H, Pahlman L, Glimelius B. Septic complications and prognosis after surgery for rectal cancer. Dis Colon Rectum 2002; 45: 316-321.
39. Fermor B, Umpleby HC, Lever JV, Symes MO, Williamson RC. Proliferative and metastatic potential of exfoliated colorectal cancer cells. J Natl Cancer Inst 1986; 76: 347-349.
40. van den Tol PM, van Rossen EE, van Eijck CH, Bonthuis F, Marquet RL, Jeekel H. Reduction of peritoneal trauma by using nonsurgical gauze leads to less implantation metastasis of spilled tumor cells. Ann Surg 1998; 227: 242-248.
41. Umpleby HC, Fermor B, Symes MO, Williamson RC. Viability of exfoliated colorectal carcinoma cells. Br J Surg 1984; 71: 659-663.
42. Slanetz CA Jr. The effect of inadvertent intraoperative perforation on survival and recurrence in colorectal cancer. Dis Colon Rectum 1984; 27: 792-797.
43. Finlay IG, McArdle CS. Occult hepatic metastases in colorectal carcinoma. Br J Surg 1986; 73: 732-735.
44. Denis MG, Lipart C, Leborgne J, LeHur PA, Galmiche JP, Denis M, et al. Detection of disseminated tumor cells in peripheral blood of colorectal cancer patients. Int J Cancer 1997; 74: 540-544.
45. Molnar B, Ladanyi A, Tanko L, Sreter L, Tulassay Z. Circulating tumor cell clusters in the peripheral blood of colorectal cancer patients. Clin Cancer Res 2001; 7: 4080-4085.
46. Nielsen HJ, Christensen IJ, Sorensen S, Moesgaard F, Brunner N. Preoperative plasma plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 and serum C-reactive protein levels in patients with colorectal cancer. The RANX05 Colorectal Cancer Study Group. Ann Surg Oncol 2000; 7: 617-623.
47. McMillan DC, Canna K, McArdle CS. Systemic inflammatory response predicts survival following curative resection of colorectal cancer. Br J Surg 2003; 90: 215-219.
48. Balkwill F, Mantovani A. Inflammation and cancer: Back to Virchow? Lancet 2001; 357: 539-545.
49. Abramovitch R, Marikovsky M, Meir G, Neeman M. Stimulation of tumour growth by wound-derived growth factors. Br J Cancer 1999; 79: 1392-1398.
50. Mynster T, Christensen IJ, Moesgaard F, Nielsen HJ. Effects of the combination of blood transfusion and postoperative infectious complications on prognosis after surgery for colorectal cancer. Danish RANX05 Colorectal Cancer Study Group. Br J Surg 2000; 87: 1553-1562.
51. Marusch F, Koch A, Schmidt U, Wenisch H, Ernst M, Manger T, et al. Early postoperative results of surgery for rectal carcinoma as a function of the distance of the tumor from the anal verge: results of a multicenter prospective evaluation. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2002; 387: 94-100.
52. Heald RJ, Leicester RJ. The low stapled anastomosis. Br J Surg 1981; 68: 333-337.
53. Kanellos I, Zacharakis E, Christoforidis E, Demetriades H, Betsis D. Low anterior resection without defunctioning stoma. Tech Coloproctol 2002; 6: 153-157.
54. den Dulk M, Marijnen CA, Collette L, Putter H, Påhlman L, Folkesson J, et al. Multicentre analysis of oncological and survival outcomes following anastomotic leakage after rectal cancer surgery. Br J Surg 2009; 96: 1066-1075.
55. Matthiessen P, Hallbö-ök O, Rutegård J, Simert G, Sjöndahl R. Defunctioning stoma reduces symptomatic anastomotic leakage after low anterior resection of the rectum for cancer: a randomized multicenter trial. Ann Surg 2007; 246: 207-214.
56. Marusch F, Koch A, Schmidt U, Geibetaler S, Dralle H, Saeger HD, et al. Value of a protective stoma in low anterior resections for rectal cancer. Dis Colon Rectum 2002; 45: 1164-71.
57. Graffner H, Fredlund P, Olsson SA, Oscarson J, Petersson BG. Protective colostomy in low anterior resection of the rectum using the EEA stapling instrument. A randomized study. Dis Colon Rectum 1983; 26: 87-90.
58. Gastinger I, Marusch F, Steinert R, Wolff S, Koeckerling F, Lippert H, Working Group Colon/Rectum Carcinoma. Protective defunctioning stoma in low anterior resection for rectal carcinoma. Br J Surg. 2005; 92: 1137-1142.
59. Peeters KC, Tollenaar RA, Marijnen CA, Klein Krnenbarg E, Steup WH, Wiggers T, et al. Risk factors for anastomotic failure after total mesorectal excision of rectal cancer. Br J Surg. 2005; 92: 211-216.
60. Wong NY, Eu KW. A defunctioning ileostomy does not prevent clinical anastomotic leak after a low anterior resection: a prospective, comparative study. Dis Colon Rectum. 2005; 48: 2076 -2079.