ArticleInternational journal of colorectal disease2017
Right versus left laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer: does side make any difference?
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- Prevalence and risk factors for postoperative ileus in colorectal cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Robotic right versus left colectomy for colorectal neoplasia: a systemic review and meta-analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Risk Factors for Prolonged Postoperative Ileus in Colorectal Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.World journal of surgery · 2020Pooled it
- Clinicopathological Features of Right vs. Left Colorectal Carcinomas: Do the Differences Really Matter?Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Long-term outcomes following the resection of screen-detected right-sided colon cancer.World journal of surgery · 2025Observational
- Short- and long-term outcome differences between patients undergoing left and right colon cancer surgery: cohort study.International journal of colorectal disease · 2024Article
- LAPAROSCOPIC RIGHT AND LEFT COLECTOMY: WHICH PROVIDES BETTER POSTOPERATIVE RESULTS FOR ONCOLOGY PATIENTS?Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery · 2024Article
- Colorectal Carcinomas: Searching for New Histological Parameters Associated with Lymph Node Metastases.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Impact of post-operative paralytic ileus on post-operative outcomes after surgery for colorectal cancer: a single-institution, retrospective study.Surgery today · 2022Article
- Outcomes of right-sided and left-sided colon cancer after curative resection.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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- Impact of Sarcopenia on Postoperative Complications in Obstructive Colorectal Cancer Patients Who Received Stenting as a Bridge to Curative Surgery.Journal of the anus, rectum and colon · 2022Article
- Variable Gut Function Recovery After Right vs. Left Colectomy May Be Due to Rectosigmoid Hyperactivity.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Article
- Are right-sided colectomies for neoplastic disease at increased risk of primary postoperative ileus compared to left-sided colectomies? A coarsened exact matched analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2020Article
- Comparison of the effects of an ERAS program and a single-port laparoscopic surgery on postoperative outcomes of colon cancer patients.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Protective loop ileostomy increases the risk for prolonged postoperative paralytic ileus after open oncologic rectal resection.International journal of colorectal disease · 2018Article
- Risk factors for postoperative ileus following elective laparoscopic right colectomy: a retrospective multicentric study.International journal of colorectal disease · 2018Article
- Pathologic factors are more important than tumor location in long-term survival in colon cancer.International journal of colorectal disease · 2018Article
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Abstract
purposeTo compare the intraoperative and postoperative outcomes between right laparoscopic colectomy (RLC) and left laparoscopic colectomy (LLC) for colon cancer.
methodPatients who underwent elective RLC or LLC for colon cancer between January 2004 and December 2014 were identified and elected for a retrospective analysis. Primary outcomes were technical difficulty (including operative time, intraoperative complications, and conversion rate) and postoperative outcome (including postoperative complications, length of hospital stay, reinterventions, readmissions, and mortality).
resultsA total of 547 patients (mean age: 68.5 years old; 48.4% males) were analyzed. The RLC group had a higher mean age (71 vs 65; p < 0.001), ASA 3/4 grade (36 vs 26%; p = 0.02), and comorbidity rate (61 vs 48%, p = 0.003). Regarding technical difficulty, no difference was found between the groups in intraoperative complications (4.1 vs 5.9%; p = 0.34) or conversion rate (6.2 vs 3.9%, p = 0.24). Mean operative time was significantly shorter for RLC (162 vs 185 min, p < 0.001). Regarding postoperative outcome, the RLC group had a higher overall morbidity (20.5 vs 13.3%, p = 0.03), ileus (10.6 vs 2.4%, p < 0.001), and a longer hospital stay (4.7 vs 3.9 days, p = 0.003), with no differences regarding reoperations, readmissions, or mortality. The multivariate analysis showed that RLC were independently associated with a longer operative time and postoperative ileus.
conclusionsRLC for colon cancer was independently associated with a shorter operative time, an increased risk of ileus, and a longer hospital stay than left laparoscopic colectomy in high-volume centers.
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