Trial Information
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 .
Type of Study:
Observational
Study Design:
Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective
Principal Investigator
Won-Suk Lee, M.D.
Investigator Role:
Principal Investigator
Investigator Affiliation:
Samsung Medical Center
Authority:
Korea: Food and Drug Administration
Study ID:
Samsung Medical Center
NCT ID:
NCT00549276
Start Date:
May 2006
Completion Date:
November 2006
Related Keywords:
- Rectal Neoplasm
- Surgical Stapler
- Neoplasms
- Rectal Neoplasms