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Level of arterial ligation in rectal cancer surgery

Oncological and surgical outcome after high versus low ligation of inferior mesenteric artery during curative surgery from rectal cancer

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN12189372
Enrollment
120
Registered
2012-12-18
Start date
2010-04-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-02-21

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Rectal cancer suitable for curative R0 resection with or without prior neoadiuvant treatment Cancer Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined digestive organs

Interventions

The ligation and division of inferior mesenteric artery at its origin from aorta or just beneath the origin of the left colic artery from inferior mesenteric artery during curative R0 resection from r

Sponsors

Szpital Morski [Maritime Hospital ]
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adult patient with the history of any other neoplasm than rectal and skin cancer 2. Any history of colorectal surgery except the laparoscopic ileostomy in patient awaiting for radical treatment of rectal cancer.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Urgent operation 2. Potentially unresectable disease 3. Comorbid condtions excluding the possibility of standard therapy 4. T4 tumour 5. Any other malignant neoplasm except skin cancer 6. Synchronic distant metastases 7. Lack of patient consent for participation in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Postoperative mortality and morbidity (special reference to the rate of clinical anastomotic leakage) 2. The need for splenic flexure mobilization 3. The number of lymph nodes resected and their pathological estimation 4. Need for blood transfusion 5. Time to disease recurrence 6. Way of spread of disease 7. Cancer related death rate 8. Overall survival

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Permanent stoma rate 2. The rate of stoma reversal 3. Quality of life (QLQ C30 questionnaire)

Countries

Poland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026