Langenbeck's archives of surgery
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Langenbecks Arch Surg · Feb 2018
Review Meta AnalysisRecovery after intracorporeal anastomosis in laparoscopic right hemicolectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Although intracorporeal anastomosis (IA) appears to guarantee a faster recovery compared to extracorporeal anastomosis (EA), the data are still unclear. Thus, we performed a systematic review of the literature with meta-analysis to evaluate the recovery benefits of intracorporeal anastomosis. ⋯ Although intracorporeal anastomosis appears to be safe in terms of postoperative complications and is potentially more effective in terms of recovery after surgery, further ad hoc randomized clinical trials are needed, given the heterogeneity of the data available in the current literature.