Open AccessBowel function and quality of life after minimally invasive colectomy with D3 lymphadenectomy for right-sided colon adenocarcinoma
Author(s) -
Ki-Myung Lee,
Sehyun Baek,
JungMyun Kwak,
Jin Kim,
Seon Hahn Kim
Publication year - 2020
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.v26.i33.4972
Subject(s) - medicine , adenocarcinoma , bowel function , colectomy , colorectal cancer , lymphadenectomy , gastroenterology , general surgery , cancer
Changes in bowel function after right-sided colectomy are not well understood compared to those associated with left-sided colectomy or rectal resection. In particular, there are concerns about bowel function after right-sided colectomy with complete mesocolic excision, which has become popular in the West.