AUTHOR=Zhang Tao , Zhang Yaqi , Shen Xiaonan , Shi Yi , Ji Xiaopin , Wang Shaodong , Song Zijia , Jing Xiaoqian , Ye Feng , Zhao Ren 

TITLE=LongTerm Outcomes of Three-Port Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy Versus Five-Port Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy: A Retrospective Study

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Oncology

VOLUME=11

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/oncology/articles/10.3389/fonc.2021.762716

DOI=10.3389/fonc.2021.762716

ISSN=2234-943X

ABSTRACT=<sec><title>Purpose</title><p>The aim of this study is to compare the long-term outcomes of three-port laparoscopic right hemicolectomy (TPLRC) and five-port laparoscopic right hemicolectomy (FPLRC) with retrospective analysis.</p></sec><sec><title>Methods</title><p>A total of 182 patients who accepted laparoscopic right hemicolectomy with either three ports (86 patients) or five ports (96 patients) from January 2012 to June 2017 were non-randomly selected and analyzed retrospectively.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>More lymph nodes were harvested in the TPLRC group than in the FPLRC group [17.5 (7), 14 (8) ml, <italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.001]. There was less blood loss in the TPLRC group [50 (80) <italic>vs</italic>. 100 (125) ml, <italic>p</italic> = 0.015]. There were no significant differences in the other short-term or oncological outcomes between the two groups. The overall survival and disease-free survival were equivalent.</p></sec><sec><title>Conclusions</title><p>TPLRC is recommendable as it guarantees short- and long-term equivalent outcomes compared with FPLRC.</p></sec>