A multicentre confirmatory single-arm trial of the safety and efficacy of a transanal drain for prevention of anastomotic leakage after surgery for rectal cancer.

Yuji NishizawaHideaki NishigoriYuichiro TsukadaTakeshi SasakiShunsuke TsukamotoYukihide KanemitsuDaisuke NakanoTatsuro YamaguchiKoki OtsukaTakatoshi NakamuraAkio ShiomiNatsuko IwasakiHitomi TamuraMasashi WakabayashiShogo NomuraMasaaki Ito

Published in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2021)

This nonrandomized study shows that the TAT appears to be safe and results in lower rates of anastomotic leakage in LAR compared with previous studies.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
locally advanced
study protocol
clinical trial
randomized controlled trial
minimally invasive
radiation therapy
double blind
case control
placebo controlled