Laparoscopic Extraperitoneal Total Mesorectal Excision (LE-TME): A New Feasible Technical Approach.

Mansoura University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Laparoscopic; Total Mesorectal Excision

Treatments: Procedure: LE-TME

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02455752

RTME-200315

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study involves the use of Retroperitoneal plane for TME for rectal anterior resection. Through a pilot prospective study, LR-TME will be assessed as one arm study.

Full description

This study is based on our new suggested theory for a retro-peritoneal approach. After successful 2 cases of Laparoscopic extraperitoneal-TME. A pilot study for assessment of the feasibilty of the new approach.

Data will be registered prospectively and the perioperative outcomes will be assessed.

Enrollment: 5 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• (Rectum, Anal or sigmoid) Malignancy requiring mesorectal excision and Fit for laparoscopic surgery

Exclusion criteria

• contraindication to laparoscopic surgery-unwilling to participate in the clinical trial.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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5 participants in 1 patient group

Reroperitoneal Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

LE-TME

Treatment:

Procedure: LE-TME