Key result
Converting minimally invasive colorectal surgery to open is linked to adverse postoperative and oncologic outcomes.
Why the study?
No previous study has evaluated the specific causes and consequences of conversion during minimally invasive right colectomy for cancer.
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Comparison
Conversion to open surgery versus completion of minimally invasive right colectomy
Design
Large multinational European observational study
May warrant strategies to minimize conversion in minimally invasive colorectal surgery; leaves open causal effects pending prospective validation.
The risk of conversion to open surgery is inevitably present during any minimally invasive colorectal surgical procedure. Conversions have been associated with adverse postoperative and oncologic outcomes. No previous study has evaluated the specific causes and consequences of conversion during a minimally invasive right colectomy (MIS-RC).
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Martínez‐Pérez et al. (2023) studied this question. Conversion to open surgery during minimally invasive colorectal procedures is associated with adverse postoperative and oncologic outcomes.
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