This video shows the technique for laparoscopic apical lymph node tissue dissection with the preservation of the origin of the inferior mesenteric artery (left colic artery divided) for patients undergoing anterior resection. An example of the technique performed with variant anatomy (descending branch of left colic artery) as well as with Robotic assistance is also shown. The video is associated with a manuscript with additional technical data that has been submitted for publication to Colorectal Disease
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Corresponding authors: Nicholette Goh
Final Year Undergraduate Medicine
National University of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Authors: Sau Shung Fong
MBBS (Singapore), MRCS (Edinburgh), MMED (Surgery), FRCS (Edinburgh)
Consultant General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Kwang Yeong How
MBBS (Singapore), MRCS (Edinburgh), MMED (Surgery), FRCS (Edinburgh)
Associate Consultant General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Kar Yong Wong
MB ChB (Glasgow), MRCS (Glasgow)
Associate Consultant General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Tse Han Loong
MBChB (Dundee), MRCS (Edinburgh), MMed (Surgery)
Associate Consultant General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital,
Guan Tze Tay
MBBS (Singapore), FRCS (Edinburgh)
Chief of Service, Senior Consultant General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Video associated with Colorectal Disease Journal (published by Wiley and associated with the Association of Coloproctology Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI), European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) and Spanish Society of Coloproctology (SSC). |