Complete mesocolic excision does not increase short-term complications in laparoscopic left-sided colectomies: a comparative retrospective single-center study.

Maxime J L DewulfAlain KalmarBert VandenberkFilip MuysomsBarbara DefoortDonald ClaeysPieter Pletinckx

Published in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery (2019)

CME does not increase short-term complications in laparoscopic left-sided colectomies. Significantly longer operation times were observed in the CME group.

Keyphrases

robot assisted
risk factors
cross sectional
minimally invasive