Short-term outcomes following intracorporeal versus extracorporeal anastomosis after laparoscopic right and left-sided colectomy: a propensity score-matched study.
Koichi TeramuraDaichi KitaguchiHiroya MatsuokaHiro HasegawaKoji IkedaYuichiro TsukadaYuji NishizawaMasaaki ItoPublished in: International journal of surgery (London, England) (2023)
The data suggest that performing IA during laparoscopic colectomy can potentially reduce the risk of postoperative complications, especially in colocolic anastomosis after left-sided colectomy.