Need to define right mesocolectomy and complete mesocolic excision concept: How, when and why?

Gennaro Mazzarella^{1

2}, Edoardo Maria Muttillo^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of General and Emergency Surgery, San Filippo Neri Hospital, Rome, Italy.
² Department of Emergency Surgery, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
³ Department of General Surgery, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, 00185, Italy.

Comment

Gennaro Mazzarella et al. Colorectal Dis. 2021 Nov.

. 2021 Nov;23(11):3026.

doi: 10.1111/codi.15891. Epub 2021 Sep 9.

Gennaro Mazzarella^{1

2}, Edoardo Maria Muttillo^{1

3}

¹ Department of General and Emergency Surgery, San Filippo Neri Hospital, Rome, Italy.
² Department of Emergency Surgery, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
³ Department of General Surgery, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, 00185, Italy.

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Oncological outcomes after complete mesocolic excision in right-sided colon cancer: a population-based study.
Bernhoff R, Sjövall A, Granath F, Holm T, Martling A, Buchli C. Bernhoff R, et al. Colorectal Dis. 2021 Jun;23(6):1404-1413. doi: 10.1111/codi.15601. Epub 2021 Mar 12. Colorectal Dis. 2021. PMID: 33624416

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