Totally laparoscopic versus laparoscopic-assisted left colectomy for cancer: a retrospective review

Laparoscopic left colectomy (LLC) became the standard of care for treating distal transverse and descending colon cancer in many centers. Most centers use laparoscopic-assisted colectomy with extracorporeal anastomosis (LAC/EA). A totally laparoscopic colectomy with intracorporeal anastomosis (TLC/IA) has been proposed. The purpose of our study is to compare these two techniques. A series of 52 patients undergoing LLC for left-sided colon cancer...