PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to compare the short- and long-term outcomes of laparoscopic extended right colectomy (ER) versus laparoscopic left colectomy (LC) for @entity189 . METHODS: @entity1 with stage 0-III @entity420 of the @entity4558 who underwent laparoscopy between 2000 and 2013 were identified from a prospectively maintained database. Twenty-seven @entity1 who underwent ER were matched by age, gender, BMI, ASA score, and @entity5 stage with 27 @entity1 who underwent LC. RESULTS: The ER procedures were significantly longer than LC (235        49.2  min vs. 192        43.4  min, p   =   0.001, respectively). Post-operatively, time to flatus and return to regular diet were observed to average 2.4        0.8  days (1-4  days) and 4.6        1.05  days (3-8  days), respectively, without differences between the groups. Overall, 14 complications were observed in 12 @entity1 and 90-day mortality was nil. The length of hospitality stay was not different between ER and LC, with an overall mean of 8.3        2.7  days. All procedures were classified as R0 resections, but ER was associated with a higher number of lymph nodes retrieved (21.4        4.9) compared with LC (16.6        5.5, p   =   0.001). The 1-, 3-, and 5-year cumulative survival rates were 92.6, 85.8, and 72.8  % for the ER group and 96.3, 91.9, and 75.1  % for the LC group (p   =   0.851). The 1-, 3-, and 5-year disease-free survival rates were 85.2, 76.7, and 67.1  % for the ER group and 96.2, 75.5, and 66.7  % for the LC group (p   =   0.636). CONCLUSIONS: Laparoscopic ER and LC procedures performed for @entity189 appear to have similar short- and long-term oncologic outcomes.

Laparoscopic extended right colectomy versus laparoscopic left colectomy for XXXX of the @entity4558 : a matched case-control study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['tumor'] @entity189 :: ('MESH:D002277', 'Disease') :: ['splenic flexure carcinomas'] @entity4558 :: ('MESH:D013158', 'Disease') :: ['splenic flexure'] @entity420 :: ('MESH:D000230', 'Disease') :: ['adenocarcinoma']
@entity189 :: (MESH:D002277,Disease) :: ['carcinoma']
