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Surgical Endoscopy
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy 1/2012

01-01-2012 | Letter

Right hemicolectomy with central vascular ligation in colon cancer

Authors: Klaus Weber, Werner Hohenberger

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 1/2012

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We read with interest the report by Spasojevic et al. [1] describing the origin of the right colic artery and the implications for oncologic resection of the ascending colon. Using computed tomographic (CT) angiography, the authors demonstrated a right colic artery arising from the superior mesenteric artery in 54% of patients, with this vessel passing posterior to the superior mesenteric vein in only 7.4% of cases. …
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Metadata
Title
Right hemicolectomy with central vascular ligation in colon cancer
Authors
Klaus Weber
Werner Hohenberger
Publication date
01-01-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 1/2012
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-011-1849-0

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