Prospective observational study investigating the factors impacting the safety of endoscopic right-sided colectomy for colon cancer in Japan (SCaRLET study): a study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Right-sided colon resection is generally regarded as a relatively safe laparoscopic procedure with a low complication rate. Paradoxically, right hemicolectomy has been reported to carry a fourfold higher mortality rate compared to low anterior resection for rectal cancer in Japanese real-world data, despite the latter being more technically demanding and associated with a higher complication rate. This study aims to investigate the factors that influence the safety of laparoscopic right-sided colon resection.

Methods

Patients undergoing laparoscopic or robot-assisted surgery for right-sided colon cancer at participating institutions in the Laparoscopic Colorectal Resection Study Group will be prospectively enrolled between 3 July 2024 and 31 May 2026. This multice

SUBMITTER: Ichikawa N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12764104 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature