Table 1 Summary of the studies that reported on the treatment of completely occluded anastomosis
Case | Reference | Year | Country | Gender | Age | Primary surgery | Level of anastomosis | Diagnosis | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bong [25] | 2019 | South korea | M | 49 | Low anterior resection | Low anastomosis | COA | Transanal minimally invasive surgery |
2 | Chen [26] | 2018 | China | M | 66 | End-to-end anastomosis and ileocecal stoma | Colorectal anastomosis | COA | Endoscopic incision |
3 | Curcio [27] | 2010 | Italy | M | 70 | Low anterior resection | Low anastomosis | COA | Non-electrosurgical endoscopic approach before balloon dilatation |
4 | D'Ambrosio [28] | 2020 | Italy | F | 36 | Modified Duhamel operation | Low anastomosis | COA | Transanal Endoscopic icrosurgery - Endoscopy ssisted treatment |
5 | De Lusong [29] | 2008 | USA | F | 40 | Sigmoidectomy | Colorectal anastomosis | COA | Using a prototype forward-array echoendoscope and facilitated by SpyGlass |
6 | Gornals [30] | 2015 | Spain | M | 66 | Low anterior resection | Low anastomosis | COA | Endoscopic ultrasound-guided and using a lumen-apposing metal stent |
7 | Moyer [31] | 2017 | USA | F | 30 | Partial transverse colectomy | Transverse colocecal anastomosis | COA | Using the combined antegrade-retrograde dilation procedure |
8 | Nasir [32] | 2020 | USA | M | 44 | Low anterior resection | Low anastomosis | COA | Rendezvous endoscopy and using transillumination to create a lumen in a complete anastomotic stricture |
9 | Nunes [33] | 2019 | Portugal | M | 57 | Colorectal anastomosis with protective ileostomy | Low anastomosis | COA | Endoscopic ultrasound-guided recanalization and using a lumen-apposing metal stent |
10 | Yazawa [34] | 2014 | Japan | M | 79 | Redo rectal resection | Low anastomosis | COA | Endoscopy: blunt penetration technique |
11 | Yuan [35] | 2019 | China | M | 67 | Low anterior resection and single barrel ileostomy | Anastomosis at 8 cm from the anal verge | COA | Incision was made by a needle knife and sequentially dilated by using a wire-guided balloon dilator |