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ABSTRACT: Background
Right hemicolectomy is the standard treatment for right-sided colon cancer. There is variation in the technical aspects of performing right hemicolectomy as well as in short-term outcomes. It is therefore necessary to explore best clinical practice following right hemicolectomy in expert centres.Methods
This snapshot study of right hemicolectomy for colon cancer in China was a prospective, multicentre cohort study in which 52 tertiary hospitals participated. Eligible patients with stage I-III right-sided colon cancer who underwent elective right hemicolectomy were consecutively enrolled in all centres over 10 months. The primary endpoint was the incidence of postoperative 30-day anastomotic leak.Results
Of the 1854 patients, 89.9 per cent underwent laparoscopic surgery and 52.3 per cent underwent D3 lymph node dissection. The overall 30-day morbidity and mortality were 11.7 and 0.2 per cent, respectively. The 30-day anastomotic leak rate was 1.4 per cent. In multivariate analysis, ASA grade > II (P < 0.001), intraoperative blood loss > 50 ml (P = 0.044) and D3 lymph node dissection (P = 0.008) were identified as independent risk factors for postoperative morbidity. Extracorporeal side-to-side anastomosis (P = 0.031), intraoperative blood loss > 50 ml (P = 0.004) and neoadjuvant chemotherapy (P = 0.004) were identified as independent risk factors for anastomotic leak.Conclusion
In high-volume expert centres in China, laparoscopic resection with D3 lymph node dissection was performed in most patients with right-sided colon cancer, and overall postoperative morbidity and mortality was low. Further studies are needed to explore the optimal technique for right hemicolectomy in order to improve outcomes further.
SUBMITTER: Gao J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10771134 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gao Jiale J Gu Xiaodong X Pang Minghui M Zhang Hong H Lian Yugui Y Zhou Lei L Feng Bo B Wang Guiying G Zhang Zhicao Z Huang He H Xiao Gang G Han Fanghai F Li Xinxiang X Zhou Xiaojun X Wang Quan Q Liu Qian Q Deng Haijun H Wang Zhenjun Z Song Wu W Wei Zhengqiang Z Li Yong Y Dai Yong Y Lin Moubin M Zheng Jianyong J Tang Bo B He Xianli X Wang Hui H Liu Fanlong F Li Yongxiang Y Zhou Dongbing D Zhang Wei W Ding Kefeng K Tong Weidong W He Guodong G Jing Changqing C Wu Bin B Wu Tao T Dong Ming M Li Zhifei Z Shen Zhanlong Z Wei Hongbo H Bai Lian L Hu Zhiqian Z Tu Shiliang S Qiu Jian J Sun Xuejun X Li Ang A Zhuang Jing J Yan Su S Bonjer Hendrik H Tuynman Jurriaan J Yao Hongwei H Zhang Zhongtao Z
The British journal of surgery 20240101 1
<h4>Background</h4>Right hemicolectomy is the standard treatment for right-sided colon cancer. There is variation in the technical aspects of performing right hemicolectomy as well as in short-term outcomes. It is therefore necessary to explore best clinical practice following right hemicolectomy in expert centres.<h4>Methods</h4>This snapshot study of right hemicolectomy for colon cancer in China was a prospective, multicentre cohort study in which 52 tertiary hospitals participated. Eligible p ...[more]