Right versus left laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer: does side make any difference?

CAMPANA, JUAN P.; PELLEGRINI, PABLO A.; ROSSI, GUSTAVO L.; OJEA QUINTANA, GUILLERMO; MENTZ, RICARDO E.; VACCARO, CARLOS A.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COLORECTAL DISEASE.

SPRINGER

Año: 2017 vol. 32 p. 907 - 912

0179-1958

Purpose: To compare the intraoperative and postoperative outcomes between right laparoscopic colectomy (RLC) and left laparoscopic colectomy (LLC) for colon cancer. Method: Patients who underwent elective RLC or LLC for colon cancer between January 2004 and December 2014 were identified and elected for a retrospective analysis. Primary outcomes were technical difficulty (including operative time, intraoperative complications, and conversion rate) and postoperative outcome (including postoperative complications, length of hospital stay, reinterventions, readmissions, and mortality). Results: A total of 547 patients (mean age: 68.5 years old; 48.4% males) were analyzed. The RLC group had a higher mean age (71 vs 65; p