Laparoscopic Wide Mesocolic Excision and Central Vascular Ligation for Carcinoma of the Colon

Conclusion:
Laparoscopic wide mesocolic excision and central vascular ligation for colon cancer resulted in good long-term oncologic outcome. Randomized trials are needed to show that laparoscopic complete mesocolic excision technique would become the standard of care for the carcinoma of the colon.

Source: Scandinavian Journal of Surgery - October 19, 2016 Category: Surgery Authors: Ehrlich, A., Kairaluoma, M., Böhm, J., Vasala, K., Kautiainen, H., Kellokumpu, I. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research