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Journal of Coloproctology
Rio de Janeiro RJ: Sociedade Brasileira de Coloproctologia; Rio de Janeiro RJ: Elsevier Editora Ltda
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Background There are many surgical approaches which described extent of resection
of the colon for adequate surgicalmanagement of splenic flexure cancer, but up till now
there is no established surgical procedure, this is because the presence of double
lymphatic drainage of themesenteric vessels. Segmental resection of the colon for the
management of splenic flexure cancer was a recently accepted surgical procedure.
Objective In the present study, we aimed to compare three surgical management
techniques to clarify the best management approach of Egyptian patients with splenic
flexure cancer regarding operative, clinical, and oncological outcomes: segmental
resection, and extended left or right hemicolectomy,.
Materials and Methods In the present study, we included 90 patients with splenic
flexure cancer. Cases were divided into 3 groups. Each group included 30 patients in
order to compare three surgical techniques: segmental resection, extended left
hemicolectomy, and extended right hemicolectomy.
Results We have found no statistically significant differences between the three
included groups regarding operative findings, postoperative complications, local
recurrence, distant recurrence, disease progression, recurrence-free survival rate,
progression-free survival rate, and overall survival rate. The operative time was longer,
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