# Laparoscopic Versus Open Left Colonic Resection

> **NCT00894725** · PHASE3 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele** · enrollment: 268 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Colon Cancer
- Benign Disease

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** laparoscopic left colonic resection
- **PROCEDURE:** open left colonic resection

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00894725
- **Lead sponsor:** Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2000-02
- **Primary completion:** 2004-12
- **Final completion:** 2008-12
- **Target enrollment:** 268 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2009-05-07


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00894725

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00894725, "Laparoscopic Versus Open Left Colonic Resection". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-03 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00894725. Licensed CC0.

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