Open AccessCancer of the Transverse Colon: Comparison of Extended Right or Left Hemicolectomy versus Transverse Colectomy
Author(s) -
Danilo Coco,
Silvana Leanza
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
open access macedonian journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 1857-9655
DOI - 10.3889/oamjms.2020.3810
Subject(s) - medicine , transverse colon , colectomy , colorectal cancer , splenic flexure , right hemicolectomy , transverse plane , anastomosis , surgery , hemicolectomy , radiology , cancer , colonoscopy
The transverse colon is the part of colon between right and left colon from right flexure to splenic flexure. Standard surgical treatment involves either extended colectomy (EC) or transverse colectomy (TC), depending on the location of the tumor. The aim of the present study was to compare anastomotic leakage, hospital stay, operative time, overall complications rate, harvested nodes overall survival, and disease-free survival comparing EC versus TC.