A Transverse Colectomy is as Safe as an Extended Right or Left Colectomy for Mid-Transverse Colon Cancer

Lieve G. Leijssen,Anne M. Dinaux,Ramzi Amri,Hiroko Kunitake,Liliana Bordeianou,David H. Berger

A Transverse Colectomy is as Safe as an Extended Right or Left Colectomy for Mid-Transverse Colon Cancer

2018

Lieve G. Leijssen
Anne M. Dinaux
Ramzi Amri
Hiroko Kunitake
Liliana Bordeianou
David H. Berger

Background Although extended colectomy is often chosen for patients with transverse colon cancer, the optimal surgical approach for mid-transverse colon cancer has not been established.

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Transverse colon cancer
Surgery
Transverse Colectomy
Colorectal cancer
Colectomy
Medicine
Left colectomy
Retrospective cohort study
Abdominal surgery
Adjuvant therapy
Adenocarcinoma
Survival analysis

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