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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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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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Surgical Endoscopy, February 2013
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.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 51 100%

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 12 24%
Unknown 17 33%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 28 55%
Unspecified 2 4%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 2%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 1 2%
Unknown 19 37%