Complications after open and laparoscopic right-sided colectomy with central lymphadenectomy for colon cancer: randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A central lymphadenectomy in right-sided colon cancer involves dissection along the superior mesenteric axis, but the extent is debated due to a lack of consensus and the fear of major complications. This randomized controlled trial compared the rate of postoperative morbidity in patients undergoing laparoscopic versus open right-sided colectomy with central lymphadenectomy.

Methods

This open, prospective, randomized controlled trial compared patients operated on with open and laparoscopic right-sided colectomy (cStages I-III) with a central lymphadenectomy at two Norwegian institutions between October 2016 and December 2021. Dissections were conducted along the superior mesenteric vein in the laparoscopic group, and along the left anterior border of the superior

SUBMITTER: Lygre KB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10465081 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature