Introduction Presacral venous bleeding is an uncommon but potentially life threatening
complication of rectal surgery. During the posterior rectal dissection, it is recommended to …

Surgery has long been the primary curative modality for localized rectal cancer.
Neoadjuvant chemoradiation has significantly improved local control rates and, in a …

Background The demand for nonbiological hemostatic materials has increased in surgical
practice; however, few have sufficient hemostatic efficacy. This study investigated whether …

BACKGROUND: Management of presacral hemorrhage is always challenging. Herein we
describe the use of an absorbable hemostatic gauze with α-cyanoacrylate medical adhesive …

AIM To analyze the anatomy of sacral venous plexus flow, the causes of injuries and the
methods for controlling presacral hemorrhage during surgery for rectal cancer. METHODS A …

Corresponding author: Toshiyoshi Fujiwara, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterological
Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical …

Introduction: Self-assembling peptides are synthetic, amphipathic peptides that may serve
as new hemostatic agents. The first-generation hemostat TDM-621 has been used in clinical …

Background This study aimed to prospectively quantify the frequency of serious bleeding
during pelvic surgery for locally advanced or recurrent rectal cancer and review the surgical …

Presacral bleeding is a dreaded complication of pelvic surgery. Rapid and effective control
of such bleeding is important to avoid potentially life-threatening outcomes. Various methods …

With advances in perioperative imaging and diagnostic studies, surgeons will have greater
degrees of access to important surgical diagnoses before entering the operating theater …