Laparoscopic surgery produces comparable results to open surgery for rectal cancer, show the findings of the first, large, randomized trial of the technique. Laparoscopic proctectomy resulted in ...

Despite advances in laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer, the role of laparoscopic approaches for rectal cancer remains controversial. A large, single-center study has now demonstrated the ...

The "revolutionary change" brought about by laparoscopic surgery for gastrointestinal tract cancers might stop at the rectum, according to two major randomized clinical trials that compared the ...

Endoscopic transanal proctectomy (ETAP) has shown promise as a minimally invasive procedure to treat rectal cancer, according to the findings of a recent prospective, multicentre study published in ...

Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) of colorectal cancer has become more popular in the past two decades. Laparoscopic colectomy has been accepted as an alternative standard approach in colon cancer, ...

Patient undergoes laparoscopic restorative proctectomy and J-pouch surgery for UC In a landmark procedure, a 29-year-old patient suffering from symptomatic ulcerative colitis (UC) has undergone a ...