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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jun 27, 2013; 5(6): 187-191
Published online Jun 27, 2013. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v5.i6.187
Published online Jun 27, 2013. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v5.i6.187
Open versus laparoscopic right hemicolectomy in the elderly population
Aaron J Quyn, Robert JC Steele, Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 9SY, United Kingdom
Osama Moussa, David M Smith, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD1 9SY, United Kingdom
Fergus Millar, Department of Anaesthetics, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD1 9SY, United Kingdom
Author contributions: Quyn AJ, Smith DM and Steele RJC designed the research; Quyn AJ, Moussa O and Millar F collected the data; Quyn AJ, Moussa O and Millar F analyzed the data; Quyn AJ, Smith DM and Steele RJC wrote the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Aaron J Quyn, PhD, MBChB, MRCS, Clinical Lecturer, Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD1 9SY, United Kingdom. a.quyn@dundee.ac.uk
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Received: April 3, 2013
Revised: May 16, 2013
Accepted: June 1, 2013
Published online: June 27, 2013
Revised: May 16, 2013
Accepted: June 1, 2013
Published online: June 27, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: This is the first study to assess open versus laparoscopic right hemicolectomy in the elderly population. Our results, whilst comparable to the published literature, do not show any benefits in terms of operative or short-term outcomes in laparoscopic surgery over open surgery in this particular group of patients.