Conversion from laparoscopic to open colonic cancer resection – associated factors and their influence on long-term oncological outcome

H. Ptok (1, 2) , R. Kube (1, 2) , U. Schmidt , F. Köckerling (1, 3) , I. Gastinger (1, 2) , H. Lippert (1, 4)

1 University Hospital of the Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg
2 Department of Surgery
3 Department of Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery
4 Department of General

Comparisons of open and laparoscopic colon cancer resection have shown that laparoscopy offers an oncologically safe option. However, there are no data on long-term influence of converted resection, despite conversion rates of up to 30% and the general observation that short-term outcome is significantly worsened. The aim was to compare the long-term results of primary open resection (OR), purely laparoscopic resection (LR-p) and converted resection (LR-c).

Mots clés: Colon cancer; laparoscopic resection; conversion; oncological results; disease-free survival

H. Ptok, R. Kube, U. Schmidt, F. Köckerling, I. Gastinger, et al.. Conversion from laparoscopic to open colonic cancer resection – associated factors and their influence on long-term oncological outcome. EJSO - European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2009, 35 (12), pp.1273. ⟨10.1016/j.ejso.2009.06.006⟩. ⟨hal-00556316⟩