2023 Volume 76 Issue 6 Pages 420-425
Aim: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of WING DRAIN, which was developed exclusively for a transanal drainage tube for preventing anastomotic leakage after surgery for rectal cancer.
Subjects: Patients who underwent laparoscopic anterior resection for rectal cancer between March 2017 and October 2021 at our hospital were divided into two groups: the WING DRAIN implantation group (WD group) and the non-transanal drainage tube including WING DRAIN (NTD group).
Results: During the study period, 105 patients underwent laparoscopic anterior resection for rectal cancer, 46 in the WD group and 59 in the NTD group. The WD group showed significantly lower anastomotic leakage rate (6.5% vs. 23.7%) and reoperation rate (0% vs. 10.2%). No drain-related complications were observed.
Conclusion: WING DRAIN showed the potential to reduce the incidence of anastomotic leakage and reoperation rate.
