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Publication Name World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID 123355
Country China
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ISSN 1948-9366 (online)
Open Access ©Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2026. No commercial re-use. See Permissions. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
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Publisher Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA
Website http://www.wjgnet.com
Category Surgery
Manuscript Type Meta-Analysis
Article Title Preventive drainage and anastomotic leakage after colorectal surgery
Manuscript Source Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List Xia-Ling Shi, Long-Sheng Cai, Ling-Jie Zhang and Li Zhang
ORCID
Author(s) ORCID Number
Li Zhang http://orcid.org/0009-0005-6877-6184
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author Li Zhang, Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, No. 111 Dade Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou 510120, Guangdong Province, China. tension1000@126.com
Key Words Colorectal surgery; Anastomotic leakage; Prophylactic drainage; Transanal drainage tube; Pelvic drainage
Core Tip This meta-analysis evaluated whether preventive drainage reduces anastomotic leakage after colorectal surgery and stratified outcomes by drainage modality. Thirty-six studies comprising 17690 patients were included. The overall reduction in leakage risk was primarily driven by transanal drainage. Pelvic drainage and other drainage methods showed no statistically significant preventive effect. These findings suggest that preventive drainage should not be considered a uniform strategy, and that the choice of modality should be based on drainage modality, anastomotic level, operative setting, and patient risk.
Publish Date 2026-09-15 07:51
Citation

Shi XL, Cai LS, Zhang LJ, Zhang L. Preventive drainage and anastomotic leakage after colorectal surgery. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; 18(9): 123355

URL https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v18/i9/123355.htm
DOI https://doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.123355
Full Article (PDF) WJGS-18-123355-with-cover.pdf
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