Quantification of indocyanine-green-enhanced fluorescence with spectrophotometry (O2C®) in low anterior rectal resection: A prospective study.

Introduction: Despite spectacular visuals and the seemingly convincing rationale of using indocyanine-green-enhanced fluorescence in assessing bowel perfusion during colorectal resections, a lingering sense of subjectivity remains in the challenge of quantifying this fluorescence. This prospective study analyzed the application of O2C® spectrophotometry to quantify zones of fluorescence on the large bowel during low anterior resection.

Materials And Methods: Patients receiving a low anterior resection for cancer of the mid- and lower rectum were enrolled in this observational prospective study between February 2020 and December 2022.

Early experience with the ARTISENTIAL articulated instruments in laparoscopic low anterior resection with TME.

Background: The notion of articulation in surgery has been largely synonymous with robotics. The ARTISENTIAL instruments aim at bringing advanced articulation to laparoscopy to overcome challenges in narrow anatomical spaces. In this paper, we present first single-center results of a series of low anterior resections, performed with ARTISENTIAL.

Pneumoretroperitoneum after a STARR Procedure Performed One Year after a Posterior Colporrhaphy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Transanal rectal resection with a stapling instrument (STARR) has been shown to be effective and safe for the treatment of obstructed defecation syndrome (ODS). Nevertheless, the wide range of complications described in the literature necessitates a rigorous patient selection and a tailored approach for the management of complications. We present here a case of pneumoretroperitoneum which occurred after a STARR procedure for ODS was performed nearly a year after previous anterior and posterior colporrhaphy.