Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Clin Cases. Aug 26, 2023; 11(24): 5660-5665
Published online Aug 26, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i24.5660
Benefits of laparoscopy-assisted ileostomy in colorectal cancer patients with bowel obstruction
Yi-Jie Wang, Kuan-Hsun Lin, Jung-Cheng Kang, Je-Ming Hu, Chao-Yang Chen, Ta-Wei Pu
Yi-Jie Wang, Department of Surgery, Tri Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan
Kuan-Hsun Lin, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan
Jung-Cheng Kang, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taiwan Adventist Hospital, Taipei 105, Taiwan
Je-Ming Hu, Chao-Yang Chen, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan
Ta-Wei Pu, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Songshan branch, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 105, Taiwan
Author contributions: Wang YJ contributed to this work; Wang YJ, Lin KH, Kang JC, Hu JM, Chen CY, Pu TW designed the research study; Wang YJ, Kang JC and Pu TW performed the research; Wang YJ and Lin KH contributed new reagents and analytic tools; Wang YJ, Lin KH and Pu TW analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; all authors have read and approve the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Taiwan Adventist Hospital Institutional Review Board, Approval No. 2023E01.
Informed consent statement: The requirement for informed consent was waived by the institutional review board of our hospital due to the retrospective nature of the study, and patient information was anonymized and de-identified prior to analysis.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors have nothing to disclose.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement—checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement—checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Ta-Wei Pu, MD, Lecturer, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Songshan branch, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, No. 131 Jiankang Road, Taipei 105, Taiwan. tawei0131@gmail.com
Received: June 13, 2023
Peer-review started: June 13, 2023
First decision: July 7, 2023
Revised: July 13, 2023
Accepted: July 25, 2023
Article in press: July 25, 2023
Published online: August 26, 2023
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ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS
Research background

Fecal diversion should be performed in patients with colorectal cancer-related bowel obstruction. The open surgical approach is the more commonly selected approach; however, laparoscopic assistance may be beneficial for this operation.

Research motivation

To compare surgical time and outcomes between laparoscopy-assisted and conventional ileostomy in patients with colorectal cancer-related acute bowel obstruction.

Research objectives

To demonstrate that laparoscopic ileostomy may be a good method for treating bowel obstruction in patients with colorectal cancer.

Research methods

We investigated and compared patients with colorectal cancer-related bowel obstruction who underwent conventional or laparoscopy-assisted ileostomy at our institution between May 2021 and May 2022.

Research results

The mean operative time was similar between the conventional and laparoscopic groups. The laparoscopic group had better intraoperative visualization for appropriate adhesion lysis and lower visual analog scale scores than the conventional group.

Research conclusions

Laparoscopy-assisted ileostomy is an efficient method with lower visual analog scale scores, better intraoperative visualization, and similar operative time compared with conventional ileostomy.

Research perspectives

Further studies are required to determine the better approach for different conditions of bowel obstruction.