title: Vascular Map Combined with CT Colonography for Evaluating Candidates for Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery.
abstract: Contrast-enhanced computed tomography colonography (CE-CTC) is a useful guide for the laparoscopic surgeon to avoid incorrectly removing the colonic segment and the failure to diagnose of synchronous colonic and extra-colonic lesions. Lymph node dissection and vessel ligation under a laparoscopic approach can be time-consuming and can damage vessels and organs. Moreover, mesenteric vessels have extreme variations in terms of their courses and numbers. We describe the benefit of using an abdominal vascular map created by CE-CTC in laparoscopic colorectal surgery candidates. We describe patients with different diseases (colorectal cancer, diverticular disease, and inflammatory bowel disease) who underwent CE-CTC just prior to laparoscopic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa di Radiologia Diagnostica e Interventistica, Azienda Ospedaliera San Paolo, Milan 20142, Italy. ; Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan 20142, Italy.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Flor
authors.affiliation: Scuola di Specializzazione in Radiodiagnostica, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Universitì degli Studi di Milano, Milan 20122, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Campari
authors.affiliation: Scuola di Specializzazione in Radiodiagnostica, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Universitì degli Studi di Milano, Milan 20122, Italy.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ravelli
authors.affiliation: Scuola di Specializzazione in Radiodiagnostica, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Universitì degli Studi di Milano, Milan 20122, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Antonietta
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lombardi
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa di Chirurgia, Azienda Ospedaliera San Paolo, Milan 20142, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pisani Ceretti
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa di Chirurgia, Azienda Ospedaliera San Paolo, Milan 20142, Italy.
authors.forename: Nirvana
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maroni
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan 20142, Italy. ; Unità Operativa di Chirurgia, Azienda Ospedaliera San Paolo, Milan 20142, Italy.
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Opocher
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa di Radiologia Diagnostica e Interventistica, Azienda Ospedaliera San Paolo, Milan 20142, Italy. ; Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan 20142, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianpaolo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cornalba
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods*; D003106:Colon / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D023881:Colonography, Computed Tomographic / Q000379:methods*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
keywords: CT colonography; Contrast-agent; Laparoscopic surgery