Intracorporeal Versus Extracorporeal Colo-colic Anastomosis in Minimally-invasive Left Colectomy: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Sascha VaghiriDimitrios PrassasSarah KriegWolfram Trudo KnoefelAndreas Krieg

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2023)

IA proves to be a safe and feasible option as it demonstrates benefits in terms of lower overall morbidity, fewer rates of SSI, smaller incision length, and faster postoperative gastrointestinal recovery despite a longer operative time compared to EA.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
robot assisted
surgical site infection
patients undergoing
laparoscopic surgery
cataract surgery