The differences between laparoscopic and open procedure.
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All consecutive patients who underwent resection for a cancer located in the transverse colon between 2003 and 2019 were reviewed.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria were bowel obstruction, bowel perforation, adjacent organ invasion, distant metastases, familial polyposis coli and inflammatory bowel diseases, gastrointestinal disease requiring surgical intervention, concurrent or previous malignant tumor and a history of malignant disease within 5 years, preoperative chemotherapy, and severe medical illness.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary end point was the RFS rate according to pathological stage. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary end points were the OS rate according to pathological stage, the incidence of postoperative complications, and variables related to recovery and quality of life. | — |
Contacts
Department of Surgery