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World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Published in: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 1/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Case report

Laparoscopic radical right hemicolectomy for cecal cancer and middle colic artery aneurysm

Authors: Konosuke Moritani, Osamu Wada, Heita Ozawa, Shin Fujita, Kenjiro Kotake

Published in: World Journal of Surgical Oncology | Issue 1/2015

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Abstract

Background

Middle colic artery (MCA) aneurysms are very rare and exclusively reported with symptoms or rupture. We report successful laparoscopic elective surgery for both cecal cancer and MCA aneurysm in an 87-year-old man who presented with bloody stools.

Methods

Diagnostic colonoscopy revealed a cecal tumor 40 mm in diameter that was histologically confirmed as a well-differentiated adenocarcinoma. The three-phase dynamic computed tomography showed a cecal tumor without any metastasis and an MCA aneurysm 10 mm in diameter. Radical right hemicolectomy with D3 lymph node dissection that included the MCA aneurysm was performed. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient survived without recurrence.

Conclusions

Even though the present patient was very elderly, the postoperative course of laparoscopic radical surgery for both an MCA aneurysm and cecal cancer was uneventful with good short-term outcomes.
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Metadata
Title
Laparoscopic radical right hemicolectomy for cecal cancer and middle colic artery aneurysm
Authors
Konosuke Moritani
Osamu Wada
Heita Ozawa
Shin Fujita
Kenjiro Kotake
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
World Journal of Surgical Oncology / Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1477-7819
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-015-0595-5

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