Jun Higashijima Junko Honda

Transanal Long Tube Drainage for Anastomotic Leakage after Left Hemicoloctomy: First Reported Case

Daichi Ishikawa, Naoki Furukawa, Kazumasa Nanjo, Mami Kanamoto, Jun Higashijima Junko Honda, Mitsutoshi Fukuyama, Hiroyuki Hino & Shoji Sakiyama · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery · 2026

Introduction: Anastomotic leakage after colectomy is a potentially life-threatening complication. We report the first case treated by the nonoperative management using the transanal long tube for major leakage after colectomy. Presentation of Case: We report a 50-year-old woman w...