Does cranial-medial mixed dominant approach have a unique advantage for laparoscopic right hemicolectomy with complete mesocolic excision?

Table 1 Basic patient preoperative characteristics

Item	CMA group (n= 26)	MA group (n= 31)	P value
Age (yr)	63.12 ± 13.65	61.35 ± 12.27	0.61
Sex			0.794
Male	14	18
Female	12	13
BMI (kg/m2)	21.42 ± 3.15	22.54 ± 3.43	0.209
Tumour size (cm)	5.18 ± 1.80	4.84 ± 2.06	0.52
Previous abdominal surgery			0.488
Yes	3	6
No	23	25
Tumour location			0.644
Ileocecal junction	7	6
Ascending colon	11	12
Flexura hepatica coli	8	13
Histological grade			0.185
Well	0	1
Moderate	18	26
Poor	8	4

CMA: Cranial-medial mixed dominant approach; MA: Medial approach.