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Should be a locally advanced colon cancer still considered a contraindication to laparoscopic resection?

Laura EspositoMarco Ettore AllaixBianca GalosiLorenzo CintiAlberto ArezzoCarlo Alberto AmmiratiMario Morino
Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2021)
Clinical LACC should not be considered a contraindication to LR itself. Bulky tumors ≥ 7 cm and splenic flexure cancers are at higher risk of conversion to OR; however, there is no increased postoperative morbidity or adverse oncologic outcomes in converted patients.
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