Right-Sided versus Left-Sided Colectomies for Cancer: Surgical Outcomes and Novel Considerations.

Introduction: The aim of this study is to compare short-term outcomes of right versus left colectomies performed as a form of cancer treatment.

Materials And Methods: This study includes 305 consecutive patients with adenocarcinoma treated by laparoscopic or open colectomy. Right colectomy has been compared with left colectomy.