Robot-assisted reconstruction using tummy muscle flap after surgery
Part of Cancer, Digestive system, Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This trial studies a specific way to rebuild the pelvic floor (and sometimes the vagina) after major rectal or anal cancer surgery. It uses robotic surgery and a flap taken from your tummy muscle to help close and reconstruct the area.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have rectal or anal cancer
- You are planning robot-assisted abdominoperineal resection surgery
- Your surgeons plan reconstruction of the pelvic floor and/or vagina
- They can use a tummy muscle flap (rectus abdominis) for reconstruction
- Your planned wound area is suitable for reconstruction with that tummy muscle flap
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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