Skip to main content

Advertisement

SpringerLink
Log in

Reply to “High Ligation of Inferior Mesenteric Artery: A Standard Procedure for Colorectal Cancer?”

  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Published:
Annals of Surgical Oncology Aims and scope Submit manuscript

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Kang J, Hur H, Min BS, Kim NK, Lee KY. Prognostic impact of inferior mesenteric artery lymph node metastasis in colorectal cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2011;18:704–10.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  2. Seike K, Koda K, Saito N, Oda K, Kosugi C, Shimizu K, Miyazaki M. Laser Doppler assessment of the influence of division at the root of the inferior mesenteric artery on anastomotic blood flow in rectosigmoid cancer surgery. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2007;22:689–97.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  3. Hida J, Yasutomi M, Maruyama T, et al. Indication for using high ligation of the inferior mesenteric artery in rectal cancer surgery. Examination of nodal metastases by the clearing method. Dis Colon Rectum. 1998;41:984–7; discussion 7–91.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Kim JC, Lee KH, Yu CS, et al. The clinicopathological significance of inferior mesenteric lymph node metastasis in colorectal cancer. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2004;30:271–9.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Chin CC, Yeh CY, Tang R, Changchien CR, Huang WS, Wang JY. The oncologic benefit of high ligation of the inferior mesenteric artery in the surgical treatment of rectal or sigmoid colon cancer. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2008;23:783–8.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  6. Sobin LH, Gospodarowicz MK, Wittekind C. TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours (UICC International Union Against Cancer), 7th edition. New York: Wiley-Blackwell; 2009.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgement

We would like to express our sincere thanks to Dr. Liakakos for the precise comments and valuable discussion.

Conflict of interest

None.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

    Jeonghyun Kang MD & Kang Young Lee MD, PhD

Authors
  1. Jeonghyun Kang MD
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Kang Young Lee MD, PhD
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Kang Young Lee MD, PhD.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Kang, J., Lee, K.Y. Reply to “High Ligation of Inferior Mesenteric Artery: A Standard Procedure for Colorectal Cancer?”. Ann Surg Oncol 18 (Suppl 3), 242–243 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-011-1885-y

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-011-1885-y

Keywords

Search

Navigation