Minimally Invasive Surgery for Pelvic Exenteration in Primary Colorectal Cancer
Naveena A. N. Kumar, Sajith P. Sasi, Rajesh Shinde, Kamlesh Verma, Pavan Sugoor, Ashwin Desouza, Reena Engineer, Avanish Saklani
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for pelvic exenteration is not a well-established technique. The aim was to assess the safety and feasibility of MIS for pelvic exenteration in locally advanced primary colorectal cancer and to compare the perioperative outcomes with open surgery. METHODS: This is a retrospective analysis of patients, who had undergone pelvic exenteration for primary colorectal adenocarcinoma from May 2013 to July 2018. The short-term outcomes like perioperative details and histopathological characteristics were compared between the two groups. RESULTS: = 0.668) was comparable between the two groups. CONCLUSION: MIS is feasible and safe for total pelvic exenteration and posterior exenteration in carefully selected locally advanced primary colorectal cancer, when performed by an experienced surgical team in high volume centers. An R0 resection with adequate margin can be achieved with good perioperative outcomes in MIS. Long-term oncological outcomes would require further follow up to confirm.