Abstract
A technique for laparoscopic total resection of the colon performed in six patients is reported. The diseased colon was separated from the mesocolon and the greater omentum by electrocoagulation and sharp dissection. The mesenteric vessels were divided using an Endo GIA stapling device (AutoSuture, France). The whole colon was removed after transection of the rectum and extraction through a right minilaparotomy. A primary stapled end-to-side ileorectal anastomosis was performed through the anus under laparoscopic guidance. This technique can be applied to cases involving a variety of benign lesions of the entire bowel or multifocal small malignant colonic neoplasms with a decrease in patient morbidity and shorter inpatient period.
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