Right-sided vs. left-sided obstructing colonic cancer: results of a multicenter study of the French Surgical Association in 2325 patients and literature review.
Diane MegeGilles ManceauLaura BeyerValérie BridouxZaher LakkisAurélien VenaraThibault VoronNicolas de'AngelisSolafah AbdallaIgor SielezneffKaroui Medhinull nullPublished in: International journal of colorectal disease (2019)
Although patients with right-sided OCC are frailer than left-sided OCC, tumor resection and anastomosis are more frequently performed, without difference in surgical results. However, right-sided OCC is associated with worse prognosis than distal location.