Complete mesocolic excision and central vascular ligation for colon cancer: principle, anatomy, surgical technique, and outcomes

NK Kim, YW Kim, YD Han, MS Cho, H Hur, BS Min… - Surgical Oncology, 2016 - Elsevier
Classic colon cancer surgery refers to a wide resection of the tumor-bearing segment and
the lymphatics draining along the named artery. The concept of TME has been applied to …

Surgery along the embryological planes for colon cancer: a systematic review of complete mesocolic excision

N Gouvas, C Agalianos, K Papaparaskeva… - International journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Background Complete mesocolic excision (CME) for colonic cancer offers a surgical
specimen of higher quality, with higher number of lymph nodes compared to conventional …

Disease-free survival after complete mesocolic excision compared with conventional colon cancer surgery: a retrospective, population-based study

CA Bertelsen, AU Neuenschwander, JE Jansen… - The Lancet …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Application of the principles of total mesorectal excision to colon cancer by
undertaking complete mesocolic excision (CME) has been proposed to improve oncological …

Short-term outcomes after complete mesocolic excision compared with 'conventional'colonic cancer surgery

CA Bertelsen, AU Neuenschwander… - Journal of British …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background Complete mesocolic excision (CME) seems to be associated with improved
oncological outcomes compared with 'conventional'surgery, but there is a potential for …

Complete mesocolic excision and extended (D3) lymphadenectomy for colonic cancer: is it worth that extra effort? A review of the literature

A Emmanuel, A Haji - International journal of colorectal disease, 2016 - Springer
Purpose Recent interest in complete mesocolic excision (CME) with central vascular ligation
(CVL) or extended (D3) lymphadenectomy (EL) for curative resection of colon cancer has …

Open compared with laparoscopic complete mesocolic excision with central lymphadenectomy for colon cancer: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

CD Athanasiou, GA Markides, A Kotb, X Jia… - Colorectal …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Several studies report improved survival in colon cancer with use of extended
lymphadenectomy techniques (ELT s), such as D3 lymphadenectomy or complete mesocolic …

Robotic complete mesocolic excision with central vascular ligation for right colonic tumours–a propensity score-matching study comparing with standard laparoscopy

JS Khan, A Ahmad, M Odermatt, DG Jayne… - BJS open, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Laparoscopic complete mesocolic excision (CME) of the right colon with central
vascular ligation (CVL) is a technically demanding procedure. This study retrospectively …

From laparoscopic right colectomy with extracorporeal anastomosis to robot-assisted intracorporeal anastomosis to totally robotic right colectomy for cancer: the …

G Scotton, T Contardo, A Zerbinati… - … & Advanced Surgical …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Background: Intracorporeal anastomosis (IA) in right colectomies shows many advantages
over extracorporeal anastomosis (EA). Many difficulties encountered in laparoscopic IA can …

Selective central vascular ligation (D3 lymphadenectomy) in patients undergoing minimally invasive complete mesocolic excision for colon cancer: optimizing the risk …

T Sammour, S Malakorn, R Thampy, H Kaur… - Colorectal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Complete mesocolic excision (CME) with central vascular ligation (CVL) has been
advocated for right colon adenocarcinoma (RC), but the radicality of vascular dissection …

Robotic complete mesocolic excision (CME) is a safe and feasible option for right colonic cancers: short and midterm results from a single-centre experience

N Siddiqi, S Stefan, R Jootun, I Mykoniatis… - Surgical …, 2021 - Springer
Background Complete mesocolic excision (CME) for right colon cancers has traditionally
been an open procedure. Surgical adoption of minimal access CME remains limited due to …