Is routine splenic flexure mobilization always mandatory for left colectomy? A comparative study of 80 patients with adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid colon

Am Surg. 2013 Dec;79(12):1305-8.

Authors

Mehdi Ouaïssi¹, Diane Mege, Urs Giger, Antonio Iannelli, James Lassey, Nicolas Pirrò, Igor Sielezneff, Bernard Sastre

Affiliation

¹ AP-HM Hôpital Timone Service de Chirurgie Digestive et Générale Pôle d'oncologie et Spécialités Médico-chirurgicales; Marseille, France; Aix Marseille University, Marseille, France; Atelier Provençal d'écriture Médicale, Aix Marseille University, Marseille, France.

PMID: 24351362

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma / pathology
Adenocarcinoma / surgery*
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Colectomy*
Colon, Transverse / surgery*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Selection
Retrospective Studies
Sigmoid Neoplasms / pathology
Sigmoid Neoplasms / surgery*
Treatment Outcome