Annals of Surgery
Safety and Performance of the Colovac Anastomosis Protection Device. A Pooled Analysis of Prospective Studies Compared With Diverting Loop Ileostomy (SAFE-2025)
Objective: To compare the safety and effectiveness of the Colovac Anastomosis Protection Device with standard diverting ostomy (DO) following low anterior resection (LAR) for rectal cancer. Summary Background Data: DO is standard of care (SOC) following LAR for rectal cancer but is associated with substantial morbidity. Colovac Device is designed to divert the fecal stream away from the anastomosis intraluminally. Methods: Three prospective multicenter Colovac trials were pooled and compared with a prospective coho …