title: Extraperitoneal resection of the right colon for locally advanced colon cancer.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Optimal colon cancer surgery correlates with a reduction in recurrence rate and improved overall prognosis. This technical note describes the extraperitoneal approach for locally advanced right colon cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  The retroperitoneal technique, mainly used in pseudomyxoma peritonei resectional surgery, is described in three surgical steps and it is compared with existing surgical approaches for right colon cancer.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This approach has the advantages of early entry in the retroperitoneal plane well away from the tumour, early recognition and protection of the ureter and minimal manipulation of the tumour-bearing right colon.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Extraperitoneal resection of the right colon for locally advanced colon cancer is technically feasible, safe and achieves tumour-free retroperitoneal margins.
authors.affiliation: Colorectal Unit, Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital Trust, Basingstoke, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Taflampas
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Moran
mesh_terms: D003082:Colectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D044682:Colon, Ascending / Q000601:surgery*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D004210:Dissection / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000601:surgery