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Laparoscopic Subtotal Colectomy with Cecal-Rectal Anastomosis for Slow-Transit Constipation Linked to Redundant Colon: A Retrospective Case Series from a Single Center with Extended Follow-Up

  • By

  • Wen-Na Liu

  • Zheng-Hong Jiang

  • Qian-Qiu Zhang

  • Li-Hao Deng

  • July 6, 2026

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    Laparoscopic-assisted subtotal colectomy cecal-rectal anastomosis (SCC-CRA) was performed on 34 patients with redundant colon.

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    At 8 months post-surgery, all patients achieved more than three bowel movements per week, improving from preoperative levels.

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    Straining during defecation resolved completely in all patients, and hard stools were eliminated postoperatively.

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    Long-term follow-up showed no symptomatic recurrence among 28 patients at 2 years, 22 at 4 years, and 15 at 6 years.

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    The procedure demonstrated acceptable short-term outcomes with a low incidence of postoperative diarrhea.

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Laparoscopic-assisted subtotal colectomy cecal-rectal anastomosis for redundant colon-associated slow-transit constipation: a single-center retrospective case series with long-term follow-up

  • by Wen-Na Liu, Zheng-Hong Jiang, Qian-Qiu Zhang, Li-Hao Deng

  • July 6, 2026

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