%0 Journal Article %T History of right colectomy for cancer %A Fong, Carmen F. %A Corman, Marvin L. %J Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery %D 2019 %B 2019 %9 %! History of right colectomy for cancer %K %X Colon operations have evolved over time. In ancient texts, the abdomen was never entered. Surgical techniques improved with anesthesia and antisepsis. Colostomies were a natural response to obstruction until the 19th century, when colon resection with primary anastomosis started to emerge. The surgical approach to right colectomy has been refined in the past century. %U https://ales.amegroups.org/article/view/5200 %V 4 %P %@ 2518-6973