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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Sep 10, 2015; 7(12): 1078-1082
Published online Sep 10, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i12.1078
Laparoscopic right-sided colonic resection with transluminal colonoscopic specimen extraction
Cuneyt Kayaalp, Koray Kutluturk, Mehmet Ali Yagci, Mustafa Ates
Cuneyt Kayaalp, Mehmet Ali Yagci, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Inonu University, 44280 Malatya, Turkey
Koray Kutluturk, Mustafa Ates, Department of Surgery, Inonu University, 44280 Malatya, Turkey
Author contributions: Kayaalp C designed research; Kayaalp C, Kutluturk K, Yagci MA, Ates M performed research; Kayaalp C contributed to new reagents or analytic tools; Kayaalp C and Yagci MA analyzed data; Kayaalp C and Kutluturk K wrote the paper.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by Inonu University Institutional Review Board.
Clinical trial registration statement: This study is registered at Inonu University Human Ethical Committee as a research. The registration identification number is 2014/33.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors declare no conflict-of-interest.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Cuneyt Kayaalp, MD, Professor, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Inonu University, Elazig yolu 10. km, 44280 Malatya, Turkey. cuneytkayaalp@hotmail.com
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Received: September 18, 2014
Peer-review started: September 18, 2014
First decision: December 17, 2014
Revised: June 9, 2015
Accepted: July 7, 2015
Article in press: August 24, 2015
Published online: September 10, 2015
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Core Tip

Core tip: Transcolonic extraction of the proximally resected colonic specimens by colonoscopic assistance can be an attractive method for some selected cases. This technique requires both advanced laparoscopic experience by intracorporeal anastomosis and interventional endoscopy. In this technique, there was a far distance between the resected specimen and the natural orifice. The specimen is moved about 100 cm in a hollow organ till the natural orifice. As far as we know, it has been the farthest distance that was reported yet for natural orifice specimen extractions. However, this technique is only suitable for small specimens which can pass through the sigmoid colon.