Should Laparoscopic Complete Mesocolic Excision Be Offered to Elderly Patients to Treat Right-Sided Colon Cancer?

Should Laparoscopic Complete Mesocolic Excision Be Offered to Elderly Patients to Treat Right-Sided Colon Cancer?

Background: Despite its potential oncologic benefit, complete mesocolic excision (CME) has rarely been offered to elderly patients. The present study evaluated the effect of age on postoperative outcomes among patients undergoing laparoscopic right colectomies with CME for right-sided colon cancer (...

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Main Authors: Michele Mazzola, Lorenzo Ripamonti, Alessandro Giani, Pietro Carnevali, Matteo Origi, BrunocDomenico Alampi, Irene Giusti, Pietro Achilli, Camillo Leonardo Bertoglio, Carmelo Magistro, Giovanni Ferrari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Current Oncology
Subjects:
complete mesocolic excision
laparoscopic surgery
right colectomy
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/30/5/376

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