Open AccessSingle port laparoscopic right hemicolectomy with D3 dissection for advanced colon cancer
Author(s) -
Sung Il Choi,
Kil Yeon Lee,
Sun Jin Park,
Suk-Hwan Lee
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v16.i2.275
Subject(s) - medicine , umbilicus (mollusc) , dissection (medical) , surgery , colorectal cancer , lymph node , retractor , port (circuit theory) , laparoscopic surgery , hemicolectomy , laparoscopy , cancer , electrical engineering , engineering
We report the first case of single port laparoscopic right hemicolectomy for advanced colon cancer. An abdominal 3 cm length incision was made via the umbilicus. A small wound retractor and a surgical glove were used as a single port. All soft tissue anterior to the superior mesenteric vein was completely removed and D3 lymph node dissection was achieved. The total operative time was 180 min with minimal blood loss (< 50 mL). The size of the tumor was 5 cm x 3 cm and its tumor stage was T3N0. Sixty-nine lymph nodes were harvested and none were positive. We believe that single port surgery for colon cancer is a feasible and safe procedure with surgical results comparable to conventional laparoscopic procedures.