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Totally laparoscopic versus laparoscopic-assisted right colectomy for colon cancer: is there any advantage in short-term outcomes? A prospective comparative assessment in our center

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Background

Several techniques are described in the literature about laparoscopic treatment of the right colon. Among them, laparoscopic-assisted colectomy (LAC) with creation of an extracorporeal ileocolonic anastomosis remains the favourite approach in most centers. So far, total laparoscopic colectomy (TLC) with intracorporeal anastomosis is not widely performed, because it requires adequate skills and competence in the use of mechanical linear staplers and laparoscopic manual sutures. The purpose of this study was to determine prospectively if TLC offers some advantages in short-term outcomes over LAC.

Methods

A prospective comparative study was designed for 80 consecutive patients who were alternatively treated with TLC and LAC for right colon neoplasms. The following data were collected: operative time, intra- and postoperative complication rate, time to bowel movement, hospitalization time, length of minilaparotomy, number of harvested lymph nodes, and specimen length.

Results

Operative time in TLC resulted significantly longer than in LAC (230 vs. 203 min), complication rate was similar in both groups, with no case of anastomotic dehiscence, two anastomotic bleedings in TLC vs. three in LAC and one case of postoperative ileus for each group. One case of death occurred in LAC patient developing a postoperative severe cardiopulmonary syndrome. Time to first flatus was in favour of TLC (2.2 vs. 2.6 days), whereas hospitalization was comparable. As regards to the oncological parameters of radicality, the specimen length was superior in TLC group, but the number of lymph nodes excised was equivalent. The length of the minilaparotomy was clearly shorter in TLC group (5.5 vs. 7.2 cm).

Conclusions

No evidence of relevant differences in terms of functional and safety outcomes between the two laparoscopic procedures. TLC determines less abdominal manipulation and shorter incision length, but clear advantages must be still demonstrated. Larger series are necessary to test the superiority of totally laparoscopic procedures for right colectomy.

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Drs. Magistro Carmelo, Di Lernia Stefano, Ferrari Giovanni, Zullino Antonio, Mazzola Michele, De Martini Paolo, De Carli Stefano, Forgione Antonello, Bertoglio Camillo Leonardo, and Pugliese Raffaele have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose.

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    Carmelo Magistro, Stefano Di Lernia, Giovanni Ferrari, Paolo De Martini, Stefano De Carli, Antonello Forgione, Camillo Leonardo Bertoglio & Raffaele Pugliese

  2. Chirurgia Generale “F. Durante”, Policlinico Umberto I (Università Sapienza), Rome, Italy

    Antonio Zullino

  3. Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy

    Michele Mazzola

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Magistro, C., Lernia, S.D., Ferrari, G. et al. Totally laparoscopic versus laparoscopic-assisted right colectomy for colon cancer: is there any advantage in short-term outcomes? A prospective comparative assessment in our center. Surg Endosc 27, 2613–2618 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-013-2799-5

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