Zoe Garoufalia, Sameh Hany Emile, Rachel Gefen, Kaylee Watson, Jared Emolo, Nir Horesh, Giovanna DaSilva, Eric G Weiss, Steven D Wexner
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to compare intra- and extracorporeal division of the vascular pedicle in laparoscopic right colectomy regarding pathological outcomes, short-term morbidity, and local recurrence and distant metastases. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of an IRB-approved database of all patients who underwent laparoscopic right colectomy for cancer between 01/2011 and 08/2021. Main outcome measures were number of harvested lymph nodes, length of resected colon, R1 rate, positive lymph node ratio, short-term post-operative morbidity, local recurrence, and distant metastases...
September 20, 2023: World Journal of Surgery