BACKGROUND: The aim of the current study is to compare the results after partial and complete @entity6679 ( @entity6679 ). SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The records of laparoscopic and hand-assisted laparoscopic procedures for primary @entity5 @entity1 were abstracted from a prospectively designed database. The phrenicocolic and splenocolic ligaments were divided via a four-trocar technique in the partial @entity6679 group, and dissection was continued with the separation of gastrocolic and pancreaticomesocolic attachments via a five-trocar procedure in the complete @entity6679 group. The following data were compared between the groups: Demographics, intra- and postoperative information, and pathological features. RESULTS: In total, 122 cases (77 [63.1%] male, 58.2  13.2 years old) who underwent a partial (n=36, 29.5%) or a complete (n=86, 70.5%) @entity6679 were included. Reservoir creation (48.8% versus 19.4%, P=.003) was more common and conversion (8.1% versus 22.2%, P=.039) was less frequent in the complete @entity6679 group, but there were significantly more @entity5 in the partial group (16.7% versus 2.3%, P=.008). Demographics, other intra- and postoperative parameters, and pathological features were identical. CONCLUSIONS: In our study, complete @entity6679 decreased conversion rates, but this finding may be related to the higher rate of @entity5 in the partial @entity6679 group. Complete @entity6679 assures an increase in reservoir creation in @entity1 receiving a low anterior resection. Because other parameters are identical, the decision for the level of @entity6679 is better left to the surgeon in cases undergoing a low anterior resection, but complete @entity6679 may be preferred in cases who are candidates for a reservoir formation.

Complete versus partial mobilization of splenic flexure during laparoscopic low anterior resection for XXXX : a comparative study.

@entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['T4 tumors', 'rectal tumor'] @entity6679 :: ('MESH:D014086', 'Disease') :: ['SFM', 'splenic flexure mobilization'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients']
@entity5 :: (MESH:D009369,Disease) :: ['rectal tumors']
