How to do a complete mesocolic excision and central vascular ligation

Thomas Surya Suhardja; Atandrila Das; Amrish Ks Rajkomar; Philip Smart; Alexander G Heriot; Satish K Warrier

doi:10.1111/ans.16064

How to do a complete mesocolic excision and central vascular ligation

ANZ J Surg. 2020 Jul;90(7-8):1469-1471. doi: 10.1111/ans.16064. Epub 2020 Jun 8.

Authors

Thomas Surya Suhardja^{1

2}, Atandrila Das³, Amrish Ks Rajkomar², Philip Smart², Alexander G Heriot^{2

3}, Satish K Warrier^{2

3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Colorectal Surgery Unit, Monash Health, Dandenong Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
² Department of General Surgery, Epworth Healthcare, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
³ Division of Cancer Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁴ Department of Colorectal Surgery, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

PMID: 32511836
DOI: 10.1111/ans.16064

Abstract

We describe an approach for complete mesocolic excision and central vessel ligation utilizing a robotic platform. We describe the steps in detail focusing on a superior mesenteric vein-first approach.

MeSH terms

Colectomy
Colonic Neoplasms* / surgery
Humans
Laparoscopy*
Ligation
Lymph Node Excision
Mesocolon* / surgery
Robotic Surgical Procedures*