BACKGROUND: @entity834 after low anterior resection for @entity5 remain the most feared complication. The aim of our study was to investigate whether the use of a transanal tube could reduce the leakage rate after this surgical procedure. METHODS: This is a retrospective analysis of a single-institution experience. The study includes 66 @entity1 who underwent low anterior resection for @entity5 without stoma creation between January 2008 and June 2013. @entity1 were divided into two groups, i.e. those with a transanal drainage tube (TT; n = 9) and those without tube (NTT; n = 57), and evaluated for clinically evident @entity260 . RESULTS: The postoperative @entity834 appeared in 5 @entity1 (9%) in the NTT group while no single case was observed within the TT group. Despite the disadvantageous background in the TT group (a transanal stent was used in the most high-risk @entity1 ), these @entity1 had no @entity260 . In the NTT group, 23% had some kind of @entity260 , and 5% died. The difference between the two groups is not significant. CONCLUSIONS: Our study showed that the use of a transanal tube in low anterior resection for @entity5 could potentially be a simple and effective method of reducing @entity834 . In order to prove our observations, larger prospective randomized studies should be performed.

Transanal Tube as a Means of Prevention of @entity834 after XXXX Surgery.

@entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['rectal cancer'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients'] @entity834 :: ('MESH:D057868', 'Disease') :: ['Anastomotic leaks', 'anastomotic leakage'] @entity260 :: ('MESH:D011183', 'Disease') :: ['postoperative complications', 'anastomotic leakage and postoperative complications']
@entity5 :: (MESH:D009369,Disease) :: ['Rectal Cancer']
