Intracorporeal versus extracorporeal anastomosis for minimally invasive right colectomy: A multi-center propensity score-matched comparison of outcomes.

BACKGROUND:The primary objective of this study was to retrospectively compare short-term outcomes of intracorporeal versus extracorporeal anastomosis for minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic-assisted right colectomies for benign and malignant disease. Recent studies suggest potential short-te...

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Main Authors: Robert K Cleary, Andrew Kassir, Craig S Johnson, Amir L Bastawrous, Mark K Soliman, Daryl S Marx, Luca Giordano, Tobi J Reidy, Eduardo Parra-Davila, Vincent J Obias, Joseph C Carmichael, Darren Pollock, Alessio Pigazzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6200279?pdf=render