Complete mesocolic excision for colon cancer: is it worth it?

What it found

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The trial behind it

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Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

1. A Randomized Phase III Trial of Complete Mesocolic Excision Compared with Conventional Surgery for Right Colon Cancer: Interim Analysis of a Nationwide Multicenter Study of the Italian Society of Surgical Oncology Colorectal Cancer Network (CoME-in trial).Annals of surgical oncology · 2024
   Trial
2. Golden vision: The potential of yellow enhancement in laparoscopic abdominal surgeries and surgical education.World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2025
   Review
3. Oncological surgical outcomes for colorectal cancer surgery with loco-regional anesthesia: A feasibility study.Saudi medical journal · 2025
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4. Macroscopic Evaluation of Colon Cancer Resection Specimens.Cancers · 2023
   Review
5. Efficacy and Feasibility of Complete Mesocolic Excision with Central Vascular Ligation in Complicated Colorectal Cancer.Indian journal of surgical oncology · 2023
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6. Robotic CME in obese patients: advantage of robotic ultrasound scan for vascular dissection.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023
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7. Improvement in colorectal cancer outcomes over time is limited to patients with left-sided disease.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2022
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8. Pattern of recurrence and survival after D2 right colectomy for cancer: is there place for a routine more extended lymphadenectomy?Updates in surgery · 2022
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9. Laparoscopic and open complete mesocolic excision with central vascular ligation for right colonic adenocarcinoma: a retrospective comparative study.ANZ journal of surgery · 2022
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10. Robotic Complete Mesocolic Excision (CME) is a safe and feasible option for right colonic cancers: short and midterm results from a single-centre experience.Surgical endoscopy · 2021
    Article
11. Real-time fluorescence image-guided gastrointestinal oncologic surgery: Towards a new era.World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2021
    Review
12. The "complete common mesentery" and the agenesis of Toldt's and Fredet's fasciae.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2021
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13. Robotic or three-dimensional (3D) laparoscopy for right colectomy with complete mesocolic excision (CME) and intracorporeal anastomosis? A propensity score-matching study comparison.Surgical endoscopy · 2021
    Observational
14. Recent Advancements, Limitations, and Future Perspectives of the use of Personalized Medicine in Treatment of Colon Cancer.Technology in cancer research & treatment
    Review
15. Effect of laparoscopic complete mesocolic excision combined with immunotherapy and its impact on immune function and tumor markers in elderly patients with colon cancer.Pakistan journal of medical sciences
    Article
16. Initial retrocolic endoscopic tunnel approach: A promising technique for radical right hemicolectomy.Journal of minimal access surgery
    Article

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Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

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Abstract

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