title: Retroileal colorectal anastomosis after extended left colectomy: application for laparoscopic surgery.
abstract: Tension-free anastomosis is often difficult to achieve after extended left hemicolectomy because the residual colon is too short to reach the rectal stump. Retroileal colorectal anastomosis is very simple and useful for obtaining tension-free anastomosis. We first applied this technique to laparoscopic operations. We herein describe the procedure of laparoscopic retroileal colorectal anastomosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
authors.forename: Ryuma
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tokunaga
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
authors.forename: Mayuko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohuchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kosumi
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuto
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
authors.forename: Hironobu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shigaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
authors.forename: Junji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kurashige
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iwatsuki
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan. hdobaba@kumamoto-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baba
mesh_terms: D011125:Adenomatous Polyposis Coli / Q000601:surgery; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods*; D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Extended left hemicolectomy; Retroileal colorectal anastomosis