Randomized Comparison of Curved Cutter Stapler and Linear Stapler

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

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Key information

Conditions

Rectal Neoplasm Colorectal Neoplasms Digestive System Diseases Digestive System Neoplasms Gastrointestinal Diseases Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Intestinal Diseases Intestinal Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Rectal Diseases Rectal Neoplasms Surgical Stapler

Age range

20 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Samsung Medical Center Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine,

Seoul, 135-710, South Korea

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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 .

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Samsung Medical Center

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2006
Study completion: 2006
First posted: Oct 25, 2007
Registry last updated: Oct 25, 2007

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