| Title |
Totally laparoscopic versus laparoscopic-assisted right colectomy for colon cancer: is there any advantage in short-term outcomes? A prospective comparative assessment in our center
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| Published in |
Surgical Endoscopy, February 2013
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00464-013-2799-5 |
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| Authors |
Carmelo Magistro, Stefano Di Lernia, Giovanni Ferrari, Antonio Zullino, Michele Mazzola, Paolo De Martini, Stefano De Carli, Antonello Forgione, Camillo Leonardo Bertoglio, Raffaele Pugliese |
| Abstract |
Several techniques are described in the literature about laparoscopic treatment of the right colon. Among them, laparoscopic-assisted colectomy (LAC) with creation of an extracorporeal ileocolonic anastomosis remains the favourite approach in most centers. So far, total laparoscopic colectomy (TLC) with intracorporeal anastomosis is not widely performed, because it requires adequate skills and competence in the use of mechanical linear staplers and laparoscopic manual sutures. The purpose of this study was to determine prospectively if TLC offers some advantages in short-term outcomes over LAC. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 49 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 5 | 10% |
| Other | 5 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 8% |
| Other | 10 | 20% |
| Unknown | 17 | 35% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 28 | 57% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 2% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 19 | 39% |