Extended Left Colectomy with Coloanal Anastomosis by Indocyanine Green-guided Deloyers Procedure: A Case Report

Abstract

The Deloyers procedure is performed after extended left colectomy, enabling the reach of the proximal colon to the rectum for anastomosis while preserving sufficient blood supply. We report a case of the Deloyers procedure performed safely under indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence guidance. A 50-year-old man with obesity (body mass index, 35.7 kg/m2) and a history of diabetes underwent an extended left hemicolectomy and ultralow anterior resection of the rectum as radical resection for transverse and sigmoid colon cancers and a lower rectal neuroendocrine tumor. Reconstruction was performed by the Deloyers procedure. A necessary length of the transverse colon with reduced blood flow was additionally resected under ICG fluorescence guidance, and a transanal hand-sewn coloanal anastomosis was performed. This is the first report in which the Deloyers procedure was performed successfully with the ICG fluorescence method. ICG fluorescence may be useful when combined with the Deloyers procedure.

Keywords

• deloyers procedure
• extended left colectomy
• indocyanine green