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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2024

Colorectal resections for malignancy: A pilot study comparing conventional

Shamir O Cawich, Joseph Martin Plummer, Sahle Griffith, Vijay Naraynsingh

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Shamir O CawichDepartment of Surgery, University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago. socawich@hotmail.com.
Joseph Martin PlummerDepartment of General Surgery and Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon, Department of Surgery, University of the West Indies, Kingston, KIN7, Jamaica.
Sahle GriffithDepartment of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Bridgetown, Barbados.
Vijay NaraynsinghDepartment of Surgery, Port of Spain General Hospital, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

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Abstract

backgroundLaparoscopic colectomy is widely accepted as a safe operation for colorectal cancer, but we have experienced resistance to the introduction of the FreeHand

aimTo compare the initial results between conventional and FreeHand

methodsThis was a prospective study of outcomes from all laparoscopic colectomies performed for colorectal carcinoma from November 29, 2021 to May 30, 2022. The following data were recorded: Operating time, conversions, estimated blood loss, hospitalization, morbidity, surgical resection margins and number of nodes harvested. All data were entered into an excel database and the data were analyzed using SPSS ver 20.0.

resultsThere were 23 patients undergoing colectomies for malignant disease: 8 (35%) FreeHand

conclusionThe FreeHand

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ColectomyLaparoscopicMinimally invasiveRobotSurgery

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PMID38322459
PMCPMC10841952

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