Accuracy of preoperative tumor localization in large bowel using 3D magnetic endoscopic imaging: randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Laparoscopic surgery has become the standard treatment for colorectal cancer. A tumor that does not involve serosa is invisible intraoperatively, and manual palpation of the tumor during laparoscopy is not possible. Therefore, accurate localization of the neoplastic infiltrate remains one of the most important tasks prior to elective laparoscopic surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of a magnetic endoscopic imaging (MEI) for precise preoperative endoscopic localization of neoplastic infiltrate within the large bowel.

Materials and methods

The study enrolled 246 patients who underwent elective surgery for colorectal cancer in 2012-2015 with accurate preoperative colonoscopic localization of the tumor. The analysis concerned patients with neopl

SUBMITTER: Szura M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5411410 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature