Laparoscopic colon resections are being performed with increasing frequency. Several important new studies have demonstrated the benefits and safety of laparoscopic colorectal surgery, which makes this surgery as a preferred approach to manage various colorectal diseases. Since the first laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed in 1985, advances in minimally invasive techniques and equipment have permitted safe and more advanced operations to be performed.
Minimally invasive colon surgery has not been embraced with the same enthusiasm as laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Compared with open colectomy, laparoscopic colectomy has been shown to be associated with decreased postoperative analgesia requirement, faster return of bowel function, earlier resumption of oral intake and shorter hospital stay. Procedure The technique of laparoscopic colectomy has a long learning curve because of the…
