Contributors: David A Geller
Laparoscopic left lateral sectionectomy performed for a 14 cm hypervascular left lobe liver mass which is hypervascular during arterial phase and isodense to liver during venous phasem consistent with giant Focal Nodular Hyperplasia.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17797/yjare8xwt2
Editor Recruited By: Jeffrey B. Matthews, MD
Authors: David Schwartzberg, Noah Cohen, Jordan Schwartzberg, Paresh C. Shah
Oncologic outcomes of laparoscopic and open colectomy have been demonstrated to be equivalent, with similar three-year disease-free survival and overall survival rates for any stage. Compared to patients who undergo open colectomy, patients who undergo laparoscopic colectomy benefit from a shorter median length of hospital stay and decreased post-operative use of pain medication. Intraoperative and post-operative complications are similar between open and laparoscopic colectomy.
A Comparison of Laparoscopically Assisted and Open Colectomy for Colon Cancer. The Clinical Outcomes of Surgical Therapy Study Group. N Engl J Med 2004;350:2050-9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17797/fdschc17au
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