Pathological and perioperative outcomes of extracorporeal versus intracorporeal anastomosis in laparoscopic transverse colon cancer resection: retrospective multicentre study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this study was to compare the pathological and perioperative outcomes of extracorporeal versus intracorporeal anastomosis after laparoscopic transverse colon cancer resection.

Methods

In this retrospective study, patients from seven institutions in China who underwent laparoscopic resection of transverse colon cancer between 2019 and 2021 were selected and included. Either extended right hemicolectomy or transverse colectomy/extended left hemicolectomy was performed. The clinical characteristics and the pathological and perioperative outcomes were compared between patients undergoing extracorporeal or intracorporeal anastomosis. Resection margin lengths were measured on formalin-fixed specimens and an inadequate margin was defined as less than 4.2 cm be

SUBMITTER: Zhong H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10170256 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature