Table 3. Summary of case series reporting laparoscopic-assisted synchronous bowel anastomoses for synchronous colorectal cancer.
| Author, reference | Sample size | Age (ys) | Weight or BMI | Tumor location | Operation procedure | Incision length (cm) | Operative time (min) | Estimated blood loss (ml) | Postoperative Discharge day | Morbidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauter, 200329 | 2 | NR | NR | Right colon + low rectum | RH+LAR | Maximun:6 | 220 | NR | Both on day 3 | None |
| Jafari, 200728 | 1 | 85 | 73 kg | Hepatic flexure + low rectum | RH+LAR(with colonic J-pouch anal anastomosis) | 4 | 185 | Minimal | Day 3 | None |
| Tan, 201233 | 1 | 70 | 22.0 kg/m2 | Ascending colon +upper rectum | RH+AR | 6 | 175 | Minimal | NR | None |
| Inada, 201431 | 11 | Median 71 | Median 23.3 kg/m2 | Right-sided colon+left-sided col on | RH+LH | Median5 | Median 296 | Median: 65 | Most on day 8 | 2 with surgical site infection. |
| Fang, 201532 | 10 | Mean 61.3 | 16.6-27.6 kg/m2 | Right or left colon+rectum | RH/LH +LAR | Mean 4 | Mean 198 | Mean 73 | Mean on day 10 | 1 with incision infection |
| Takatsu, 201530 | 27 | Median 66 | Mean 21.9 kg/m2 | Right or transverse colon+rectum or sigmoid | RH/T+AR/SR | Mean 5.2 | Mean 373 | Mean 40 | Mean on day 12 | 2 with enterocolitis, 2 with ileus and 1 with anastomotic leak |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; LAR, low anterior resection; LH, left hemicolectomy; NR, not reported; RH, righ hemicolectomy; SC, sigmoidectomy; T, partial resection of the transverse colon.