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. 2023 Mar;53(3):338-346.
doi: 10.1007/s00595-022-02624-2. Epub 2022 Nov 30.

Surgery for synchronous and metachronous colorectal cancer: segmental or extensive colectomy?

Jeremy Nguyen  1 , Jeremie H Lefèvre  2 , Cecile Bouchet-Doumenq  1 , Ben Creavin  3 , Thibault Voron  1 , Najim Chafaï  1 , Clotilde Debove  1 , Yann Parc  1
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Surgery for synchronous and metachronous colorectal cancer: segmental or extensive colectomy?

Jeremy Nguyen et al. Surg Today. 2023 Mar.

Abstract

Purpose: To assess the impact of surgical approach on morbidity, mortality, and the oncological outcomes of synchronous (SC) and metachronous (MC) colorectal cancer (CRC).

Methods: All patients undergoing resection for double location CRC (SC or MC) between 2006 and 2020 were included. The exclusion criteria were polyposis or SC located on the same side.

Results: Sixty-seven patients (age, 64.8 years; male, 78%) with SC (n = 41; 61%) or MC (n = 26; 39%) were included. SC was treated with segmental colectomy (right and left colectomy/proctectomy; n = 19) or extensive colectomy (subtotal/total colectomy or restorative proctocolectomy with pouch; n = 22). Segmental colectomy was associated with a higher incidence of anastomotic leakage (47.4 vs. 13.6%; p = 0.04) and a higher rate of medical morbidity (47.4 vs. 16.6%; p = 0.04). The mean number of lymph nodes harvested was similar. For MC, the second cancer was treated by iterative colectomy (n = 12) or extensive colectomy (n = 14) and there was no significant difference in postoperative outcomes between the two surgical approaches. The median follow-up period was 42.4 ± 29.1 months. The 5-year overall and disease-free survival of the SC and MC groups did not differ to a statistically significant extent.

Conclusions: Extensive colectomy should be preferred for SC to reduce morbidity and improve the prognosis. In contrast, iterative colectomy can be performed safely for patients with MC.

Keywords: Colorectal cancer; Lynch syndrome; Morbidity; Segmental colectomy.

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