PMID: 16623161Apr 21, 2006Paper

Histological examination of circular stapled 'doughnuts': questionable routine practice?

The Surgeon : Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland
A MorganJ J Smith

Abstract

Left-sided colonic resections are often anastomosed by the use of the circular stapling gun. Most surgeons routinely submit the resulting set of 'doughnuts' for histological examination. The aim of this study is to question the need for this practice by providing our own experience of the impact of 'doughnut' submission on patient management. Patients who had undergone a stapled anastomosis for colorectal cancer resection (1998-2004) were identified from the department cancer database and clinical records and histopathological reports were reviewed for all cases. From a consecutive series of 100 sets of doughnuts only two showed histological abnormality (inflammatory change and a metaplastic polyp). Three patients had local recurrence over the follow-up period: 12, 14 and 36 months after surgery. Histological review of the 'doughnuts' in these patients did not show any abnormality. None of the above findings had any influence on subsequent management. Histological examination of the 'doughnuts' has a considerable impact in terms of time and resource use. This study has shown no benefit in performing routine histological examination of the 'doughnuts'.

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