Abstract:Backgrounds: Though better short-term outcomes were frequently reported, differences in specimen parameters and the rate of subsequent peritoneal seeding between intracorporeal anastomosis (IA) and extracorporeal anastomoses (EA) for laparoscopic right hemicolectomy have not been analyzed. We aimed to compare the pathologic differences and oncological outcomes between these two approaches.Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 217 consecutive patients who underwent laparoscopic right hemicolectomies from Septemb… Show more
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