Does cranial-medial mixed dominant approach have a unique advantage for laparoscopic right hemicolectomy with complete mesocolic excision?

Table 2 Comparison of intraoperative and postoperative conditions between the two groups

Item	CMA group (n= 26)	MA group (n= 31)	P value
Sample length (cm)	26.95 ± 6.18	27.926 ± 7.52	0.598
No. of lymph nodes collected	30.50 ± 15.31	23.81 ± 9.06	0.046
No. of positive lymph nodes	2.15 ± 2.99	1.45 ± 2.32	0.323
Nerve invasion			0.524
Yes	20	26
No	6	5
Vessel carcinoma embolus			0.432
Yes	14	20
No	12	11
Invasive depth			0.021
T1	2	1
T2	0	1
T3	8	1
T4	16	28
Lymph node metastasis			0.658
N0	13	19
N1	9	9
N2	4	3
pTNM
0	0	1	0.339
I	1	0
II	12	16
III	11	14
IV	2	0
Total operation time (min)	135.12 ± 17.47	150.61 ± 26.01	0.01
Laparoscopic procedure time (min)	69.73 ± 15.13	84.81 ± 21.48	0.003
Intraoperative blood loss (mL)	48.46 ± 30.07	67.10 ± 87.88	0.309
Exhaust time (d)	3.81 ± 1.92	4.45 ± 1.15	0.123
Liquid intake time (d)	5.27 ± 1.87	4.81 ± 1.22	0.266
Postoperative hospitalization (d)	12.23 ± 2.23	11.29 ± 2.02	0.101

CMA: Cranial-medial mixed dominant approach; MA: Medial approach.