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Observational studyInternational journal of colorectal disease2018

Propensity score analysis of postoperative and oncological outcomes after surgical treatment for splenic flexure colon cancer.

J Martín Arévalo, D Moro-Valdezate, S A García-Botello, V Pla-Martí, M Garcés-Albir, L Pérez Santiago, A Vargas-Durán, A Espí-Macías

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Observational study in International journal of colorectal disease, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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18citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Surgical management of splenic flexure colonic malignancy.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2025
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  6. SF-CORNER (splenic flexure colorectal cancer): an international survey of operative approaches and outcomes for cancers of the splenic flexure.Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

J Martín ArévaloDepartment of Surgery, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. martin_jose@gva.es.
D Moro-ValdezateDepartment of Surgery, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
S A García-BotelloDepartment of Surgery, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
V Pla-MartíDepartment of Surgery, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
M Garcés-AlbirDepartment of Surgery, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
L Pérez SantiagoDepartment of Surgery, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
A Vargas-DuránDepartment of Surgery, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
A Espí-MacíasDepartment of Surgery, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
Universitat de València · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe surgical treatment of splenic flexure colon cancer (SFCC) is somehow not yet well standardized. Postoperative and oncological results of the three surgical techniques most commonly used to treat SFCC: extended right colectomy (ERC), egmental left colectomy (SLC), and left colectomy (LC) were evaluated.

methodsThe study included all patients with stage I-III SFCC treated by ERC, SLC, or LC between 2005 and 2016. Postoperative and long-term outcomes after the different surgical techniques were analyzed: Propensity score matching (PSM) was performed to compare the outcomes between these surgical techniques and survival analyses were performed using the Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank tests.

resultsA total of 170 SFCC patients were operated; ERC was performed in 71 (41.76%), SLC in 36 (21.18%), and LC in 63 (37.06%). There were no significant differences in the short and long-term postoperative outcomes. Three comparison groups were developed so that PSM could be performed between the surgical technique cases: ERC (n = 59) vs. LC (n = 50); ERC (n = 50) vs. SLC (n = 33); and SLC (n = 32) vs. LC (n = 44). No differences in the short or long-term outcomes of these techniques were observed.

conclusionThe short and long-term outcomes between ERC, SLC, and LC are similar. SLC should be considered oncologically as appropiate as the other more extensive resections.

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ColectomyLaparoscopyAdultAgedAged, 80 and overColonic NeoplasmsColon, TransverseFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsPropensity ScoreTreatment OutcomeLeft colectomyRight colectomySegmental left colectomy

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