Randomized Comparison of Curved Cutter Stapler and Linear Stapler

Samsung Medical Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Rectal Neoplasm; Surgical Stapler

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00549276

Samsung Medical Center

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to compare the safty and technical accessibility of linear stapler and curved cutter stapler during mid to low rectal cancer surgery.

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Biopsy proven adenocarcinoma of rectum.
• Preoperative stage I-III
• Patient who is expected to undergo low anterior resection at Samsung Medical Center.
• Age > 19 years old

Exclusion criteria

• Patient with complicated rectal cancers(obstruction, perforation, abscess)
• Patient who needs to undergo emergency operation.
• Patient who can not undergo general anesthesia.
• Patient who does not agree with the informed consent or does not have the ability to understand content of the trial .