Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine whether intracorporeal anastomosis (IA) after laparoscopic right hemicolectomy (LRH) is a safe procedure in both emergency and elective settings.
Methods: A retrospective review of all consecutive adult patients (age > 17 years) who underwent LRH from November 2014 to May 2018 at S. Andrea Hospital, La Spezia, was performed. The primary and secondary outcomes were the anastomotic leak rate and the operative time, respectively. Both IA and extracorporeal anastomosis (EA) were performed according to standardized techniques by the same team of experienced surgeons. Our findings were compared to literature data on recent studies comparing IA and EA during LRH.
Results: During the observation period, 167 patients underwent RH at our institution: IA was performed in 115. The mean age was 73.5 y. Thirty-three RH were performed in an emergency setting: 15 laparotomic procedures, 3 conversions from laparoscopic to open, 6 laparoscopic-assisted with EA, and 9 complete IA. The remaining 134 patients underwent elective RH: IA was performed in 106. The overall anastomotic leak rate in LHR IA was 2.6% (3/115), and no anastomotic leak was reported in the emergency group (0/9). The mean operative time was 180 min. In our experience, the operative time is related to the surgeon's experience and confidence with the technique, and not to the anastomosis technique per se.
Conclusion: Consistent with the literature data, IA in LRH was associated with better outcomes than EA in both elective and emergency settings.
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