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From: Prospective study of oncologic outcomes after laparoscopic modified complete mesocolic excision for non-metastatic right colon cancer (PIONEER study): study protocol of a multicentre single-arm trial

Fig. 2

Overview of the modified complete mesocolic excision procedure with the site of the vascular ligation depending on the location of the tumour (red arrow) and the level of central radicality (blue arrow). a Ascending colon cancer: only the right branch of the middle colic artery is ligated. Lymphadenectomy around the origin of the colic artery with complete exposure of the superior mesenteric vein (SMV). b Proximal transverse colon cancer: the root of the middle colic artery is ligated. Lymphadenectomy around the origin of the colic artery with complete exposure of the SMV and the superior mesenteric artery (SMA)

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