title: Laparoscopic-assisted right hemicolectomy--a case report.
abstract: Laparoscopic colon resection has recently attracted attention as a viable option to open colectomy due to its excellent postoperative recovery. We report the first right hemicolectomy done laparoscopically in Asia in a 62-year-old female patient with Dukes-B2 caecal carcinoma. Bowel sounds were present on the first post-operative day (POD) and diet was resumed on the third. The patient was discharged on the fourth POD. There was no complication of anastomotic leakage or wound infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Ngoi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tekant
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Kum
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Isaac
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Goh
mesh_terms: D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000601:surgery*; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D007080:Ileocecal Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged