Intracorporeal versus extracorporeal anastomosis in minimally invasive right hemicolectomy: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Compared with extracorporeal anastomosis (ECA), intracorporeal anastomosis (ICA) is expected to provide some benefits, including a shorter operation time and less intraoperative bleeding. Nevertheless, the benefits of ICA have mainly been evaluated in nonrandomized studies. Owing to the recent update of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for minimally invasive surgery (MIS) of right hemicolectomy (RHC), the need to measure the actual effect by synthesizing the outcomes of these studies has emerged.

Methods

We performed a comprehensive search of the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane databases (from inception to January 30, 2023) for studies that applied ICA and ECA for RHC with MIS. We included 7 RCTs. The operation time, intraoperative blood loss, conversion rate, length

SUBMITTER: Cheong C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10774696 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature