Contribution of Preserving the Superior Left Colic Artery to the Vascularization of the Descending Colon Prior to Colorectal Anastomosis During Left-Sided or Rectal Resections for Colorectal or Ovarian Cancer. (Revascularisation Colique)
Colorectal cancers and ovarian cancers are respectively the 2nd and 5th cause of cancer mortality in France.
Surgical resection is a crucial step in the therapeutic management of colorectal cancers. For advanced ovarian cancers, the objective of cytoreductive surgery is to obtain complete macroscopic resection with no visible residual disease. One or more digestive resections are often required to achieve this goal of complete surgery (usually a modified posterior pelvic exenteration with colorectal resection).
A ligation of the inferior mesenteric artery at its origin is classically perform