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ArticleInternational journal of clinical and experimental medicine2015

Laparoscopic colectomy for transverse colon cancer: comparative analysis of short- and long-term outcomes.

Weizheng Sheng, Bo Zhang, Weifeng Chen, Dayong Gu, Weidong Gao

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Article in International journal of clinical and experimental medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Weizheng ShengDepartment of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University 180 Feng Lin Road, Shanghai 200032, People's Republic of China.
Bo ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University 180 Feng Lin Road, Shanghai 200032, People's Republic of China.
Weifeng ChenDepartment of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University 180 Feng Lin Road, Shanghai 200032, People's Republic of China.
Dayong GuDepartment of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University 180 Feng Lin Road, Shanghai 200032, People's Republic of China.
Weidong GaoDepartment of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University 180 Feng Lin Road, Shanghai 200032, People's Republic of China.

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Abstract

This study evaluated the short- and long-term outcomes of laparoscopic colectomy compared with open colectomy for patients with transverse colon cancer by matched-pair analysis. This study enrolled 59 patients who underwent laparoscopic colectomy and compared them with 59 matched patients who underwent open colectomy for transverse colon cancer. The following parameters were matched: clinical stage and type of resection. Both short- and long-term outcomes of laparoscopic colectomy were compared with those of open colectomy. No difference was observed between the two groups in terms of age, gender, ASA score, comorbidity, clinical stage and operative procedures. Regarding short-term outcomes, blood loss, time to first flatus, time to liquid diet and postoperative stay were significantly shorter in the laparoscopy group than in the open group, while operation time was significantly longer in the laparoscopy group than in the open group. Postoperative complication was similar between the two groups. With respect to long-term outcomes, the two groups did not differ significantly in terms of 5-year overall and disease-free survival. In summary, laparoscopic colectomy is a safe and feasible option for selected patients with transverse colon cancer. The short- and long-term outcomes of laparoscopic colectomy are considered to be acceptable.

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colectomyLaparoscopylong-term outcomesminimally invasive surgerytransverse colon cancer

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PMID26629108
PMCPMC4658997

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