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Current status and trend of laparoscopic right hemicolectomy for colon cancer
Author(s) -
Matsuda Takeru,
Yamashita Kimihiro,
Hasegawa Hiroshi,
Utsumi Masako,
Kakeji Yoshihiro
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of gastroenterological surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.308
H-Index - 15
ISSN - 2475-0328
DOI - 10.1002/ags3.12373
Subject(s) - medicine , right hemicolectomy , colorectal cancer , dissection (medical) , anastomosis , adverse effect , general surgery , bowel function , surgery , intensive care medicine , cancer
Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy (LRH) is utilized worldwide as one of the standard surgical treatments for right‐sided colon cancer. However, there have been issues concerning its applicability, techniques, and trend. The present study aimed to elucidate the current status and trend of LRH by reviewing literature focusing on important issues associated with this surgery. Based on previous studies, LRH most likely provides better short‐term outcomes and similar oncological outcomes compared to open surgery. Despite the increasing use of robotic approach in this surgery, it seems to have always been associated with longer operative times and greater hospital cost with limited advantage. Intracorporeal anastomosis seems to improve short‐term outcomes, such as quicker recovery of bowel function, compared to extracorporeal anastomosis. However, it does not contribute to shorter hospital stay. With regard to dissection technique, various approaches, and landmarks have been advocated to overcome the technical difficulty in LRH. This difficulty is likely to be caused by anatomical variation, especially in venous structures. The superiority of one approach or landmark over another is still argued about due to the lack of large‐scale prospective studies. However, deep understanding both of anatomical variation and characteristics of each approach would be of extreme importance to minimize adverse effects and maximize patient benefit after LRH.

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