World J Clin Cases. 2021 Mar 6;9(7):1714-1719. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i7.1714.
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Pure natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) for colorectal cancer is a complex procedure and rarely used in clinical practice because of the ethical concerns and technical challenges, including loss of triangulation, in-line orientation, and instrument collision. Transvaginal (v) NOTES, however, can overcome these technical challenges. We report a case of pure vNOTES right hemicolectomy for colon cancer, attached with surgical video.
CASE SUMMARY: A 65-year-old woman with a 2-year history of intermittent diarrhea was diagnosed with ascending colon adenocarcinoma by colonoscopy and biopsy. Pure vNOTES right hemicolectomy was performed with complete mesocolic excision by well-experienced surgeons. The operative time was 200 min and the estimated blood loss was 30 mL. No intraoperative or postoperative complications oc curred within 30 d after the surgery. The visual analog scale pain score on postoperative day 1 was 1 and dropped to 0 on postoperative days 2 and 3. The patient was discharged at postoperative day 6. The pathologic specimen had sufficient clear resection margins and 14 negative harvested lymph nodes.
CONCLUSION: vNOTES right hemicolectomy, performed by well-experienced surgeons, overcomes the technical challenges of pure NOTES and may be feasible for colon cancer.
PMID:33728316 | PMC:PMC7942039 | DOI:10.12998/wjcc.v9.i7.1714
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