Laparoscopic hemicolectomy

This film shows the technique of dissecting of the left parts of the colon, modified combined approach for splenic flexure mobilization for cancer of the descending colon.

This film shows the technique of dissecting of the left parts of the colon, modified combined approach for splenic flexure mobilization for cancer of the descending colon.
Surgeon D.K. Puchkov (2019y).

This film shows the technique of dissecting of the left parts of the colon, modified combined approach for splenic flexure mobilization for cancer of the descending colon.

Patient M., 62 years old, was treated with a diagnosis of cancer of the descending colon fT3N0M0, G2. During the preoperative examination, RCT of abdominal organs in the descending colon was found a volumetric formation ~ 4 cm in diameter, no enlarged lymph nodes in the abdominal cavity were detected.

A 10 mm trocar, camera were introduced in the umbilical area. In the mesogastrium, in the right and left iliac regions three 5 mm trocars were introduced. The tumor was located in the proximal third of the descending colon, mobile, dense, the serous layer was not involved.

The parietal peritoneum was dissected along the IMA, the IMA was mobilized at the origin of its bifurcation. IMA branches were skeletonized, the left colon artery was selectively cut with a 5mm Ligasure device, and then the IMV was transsected. The left parts of the colon were mobilized with the Harmonic device in medial-to-lateral (inframesocolic) approach in the interfascial layer with visualization of the pancreatic tail.

An entrance to the omental bursa was made through the mesentery of the transverse colon, the mesentery was separated from the pancreas to the splenic flexure. The peritoneum was dissected along the left lateral canal to the splenic flexure.

Dissection of the gastro-colon ligament was performed, the splenic flexure of the colon was mobilized. The operation stage time was 65 minutes.