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[The segmentary colectomy or the left hemicolectomy for sigmoid cancer]
C Diaconu1, D Ghenghe, Cr Dragomir
1Clinica a III-a Chirurgie, Facultatea de Medicină, Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie Gr.T. Popa Iaşi.
Unlabelled:
The aim of this study was to show the benefits of segmentary colectomy (Raybard) for tumors located on sigmoid colon. A retrospective study was carried on 90 observations performed in the III-rd Surgery Clinic, Iaşi between 1994 and 1998. Types of surgery performed were: left hemicolectomy (7 observation); segmentary colectomy (54 observation); left lower colectomy (17 observation); Hartmann operation (12 observation).
Conclusions:
This analysis showed the same survival for segmentary colectomy and left hemicolectomy. We consider segmentary colectomy the basic operation for this type of cancer.