Short-term Outcomes of Robotic Left Colectomy Reconstructed by Intracorporeal Overlap Anastomosis for Left-sided Colon Cancer: A Single-center Report from Japan

We did not experience any conversions to open surgery, and two Grade II complications were observed according to the Clavien-Dindo classification. Both total operative and console times were longer in cases with stent placement compared to those without. Nevertheless, we safely performed robotic left colectomy, regardless of whether the left-sided colon cancer was treated with stent placement, even in cases where the anastomosis overlapped naturally. Our postoperative outcomes showed no anastomosis-related complications. Therefore, RLC reconstruction using an intracorporeal overlap anastomosis is feasible for left-sided colon cancer, both in terms of intraoperative and postoperative outcomes.