Inferior versus medial approach in laparoscopic colectomy with complete mesocolic excision and D3 lymphadenectomy for right-sided colon cancer: A propensity-score-matched analysis.
Yukiharu HiyoshiTakashi SakamotoToshiki MukaiToshiya NagasakiTomohiro YamaguchiTakashi AkiyoshiYosuke FukunagaPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2022)
Both the IA and MA in laparoscopic colectomy with complete mesocolic excision and D3 lymphadenectomy for right-sided colon cancer are safe and feasible approaches; the IA may have an advantage over the MA in terms of reduced intra-operative blood loss. Based on their similar oncological outcomes, either the IA or MA can be selected, based on one's preference.