Abstract:Objective To compare the effect of laparoscopic distal rectectomy for low rectal adenocarcinoma by two different approaches.Methods 80 patients with rectal adenocarcinoma from January 2019 to January 2022 were selected as the research objects, and they were randomly divided into group A and group B, 40 patients in each group. Group A adopted radical resection of rectal cancer by distal rectal disconnection via anterior obturator nerve approach, and group B adopted laparoscopic assisted total rectal mesorectal excision (TME). The clinical effects were compared.Results The amount of intraoperative bleeding and the time of catheter removal in group A were lower than those in group B (P < 0.05); The serum motilin and gastrin levels in both groups were lower than those before surgery, but group A was lower than group B (P < 0.05). The incidence of Clavien-Dindo grade Ⅰ postoperative complications in group A was more than that in group B; The Kirwan grading of anal function in group A was better than that in group B (P < 0.05).Conclusion Radical resection of rectal cancer by distal rectectomy via anterior obturator nerve approach can reduce the amount of bleeding during operation and the time of catheter removal after operation, improve gastrointestinal motility and anal function, and reduce the degree of postoperative complications.