Complete mesocolic excision for right colonic cancer: prospective multicentre study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Complete mesocolic excision (CME) for right colonic cancer is a more complex operation than standard right hemicolectomy but evidence to support its routine use is still limited. This prospective multicentre study evaluated the effect of CME on long-term survival in colorectal cancer centres in Germany (RESECTAT trial). The primary hypothesis was that 5-year disease-free survival would be higher after CME than non-CME surgery. A secondary hypothesis was that there would be improved survival of patients with a mesenteric area greater than 15 000 mm2.

Methods

Centres were asked to continue their current surgical practices. The surgery was classified as CME if the superior mesenteric vein was dissected; otherwise it was assumed that no CME had been performed. All spe

SUBMITTER: Benz SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10364501 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature