Every colorectal surgeon during his or her career is faced with anastomotic leakage (AL);
one of the most dreaded complications following any type of gastrointestinal anastomosis …

Background Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy for colon cancer is associated with
substantial morbidity despite the introduction of enhanced recovery protocols and …

Objectives: The aim of the study was to determine whether there are clinically relevant
differences in outcomes between laparoscopic right colectomy (LRC) with intracorporeal …

Background Several non-randomized and retrospective studies have suggested that
intracorporeal anastomosis (IA) has advantages over extracorporeal anastomosis (EA) in …

Background Minimally invasive colectomy has become the standard for treatment of colonic
disease in many centers. Restoration of bowel continuity following resection can be …

The introduction of laparoscopy is an example of surgical innovation with a rapid
implementation in many areas of surgery. A large number of controlled studies and meta …

Background Minimally invasive right hemicolectomy has been increasingly used for the
treatment of right hemicolectomy disease, and both intracorporeal anastomosis (ICA) and …

Purpose Two main techniques are commonly used during laparoscopic right hemicolectomy
in order to perform the ileocolic anastomosis: intracorporeal (IA) and extracorporeal (EA) …

Aim: To compare intracorporeal anastomosis (IA) and extracorporeal anastomosis (EA) in
laparoscopic right colectomy (LRC) in terms of intraoperative and postoperative outcomes …

Purpose Although intracorporeal anastomosis (IA) appears to guarantee a faster recovery
compared to extracorporeal anastomosis (EA), the data are still unclear. Thus, we performed …