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Lead
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
With
Synovis Surgical Innovations
Study is designed as a prospective enrollment of patients undergoing open or laparoscopic colorectal surgery requiring the creation of an anastomosis. Patients who are scheduled for elective resection of the left, anterior and low anterior colon can be enrolled in the study.
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Patient must comply with follow-up evaluations
Patient or representative must provide informed consent prior to enrollment
Patient scheduled for elective surgical excision of the left, anterior or low anterior colon
Patient must meet all criteria and be eligible to have open or laparoscopic colorectal surgery with primary anastomosis at one location
You may not be if
Crohns disease
Emergency colorectal surgery for trauma, obstruction, ischemic bowel, perforated diverticulum and all other emergent diagnosis.
Patients who have not had mechanical bowel preparation
Patients with known documented sensitivity/allergy to bovine material
Severe radiation damage to tissue
Carcinomatosis or stage IV cancer
BMI is 35 or greater
Cancer at primary anastomosis site that cannot be excised
Patients who require an ileo rectal anastomosis
Surgery anticipated to include jejunostomy pouch
Anticipated diverting stoma
No anti adhesive barrier can be used around anastomotic site
No multiple circular anastomosis
Surgeons discretion to exclude any patient he/she feels would not have a safe anastomosis
Patient life expectacny less than follow-up timeframe of study
Pregnancy
Patients currently enrolled in a study that competes for the same patient population
