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Laparoscopic surgery for colon cancer.
Ann Gastroenterol
January 2013
Department of General Surgery Aosta Valley Regional Hospital Umberto Parini, Aosta (Paolo Millo, Riccardo Brachet Contul, Massimiliano Fabozzi, Manuela Grivon, Mario Junior Nardi , Rosaldo Allieta), Italy.
Colon cancer is a major problem in Western countries and complete surgical resection is the main treatment. Since its introduction the laparoscopic approach has been used to achieve bowel resection with a better postoperative course and better aesthetic outcomes. Initial concerns about the radicality of the resection and the oncologic outcomes have been overcome in the last decade.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComparison of short- and medium-term results between laparoscopically assisted and totally laparoscopic right hemicolectomy: a case-control study.
Surg Endosc
September 2010
Department of General Surgery, Aosta Valley Regional Hospital Umberto Parini, via Adamello, 16, 11100, Aosta, Italy.
Background: This study aimed to compare the short- and medium-term results obtained by totally laparoscopic right colectomy (TL) with those obtained by laparoscopically assisted right colectomy (LAC) for the treatment of right colon cancer.
Methods: A retrospective study compared two nonstatistically different groups (50 TL and 50 LAC cases) managed for nonmetastatic malignant tumors. The study outcomes included operative time, length of minilaparotomy, intraoperative complications, postoperative pain, time to resumption of the gastrointestinal functions, permanence of abdominal drain, analgesic therapy duration, postoperative complications, hospitalization time, number of harvested lymph nodes, and distant metastases onset.