Colorectal cancer may be treated with a laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection, an operation in which the anus, rectum, and sigmoid colon are removed and a colostomy performed. Learn more from WebMD.

Robotic abdominoperineal resection (APR) had both a negative circumferential resection margin and better short-term outcomes compared with laparoscopic APR, according to a review published in ...

Furthermore, 16.2% of patients in the robotic group experienced at least one complication within 30 days of surgery versus 23.1% of laparoscopic patients (P=0.003), they noted in Lancet ...

Successful laparoscopic-assisted surgery for colon cancer is as effective as open surgery in terms of oncological outcomes and preservation of QoL. Long-term outcomes for patients with rectal cancer ...

In a prospective, randomized study of 99 patients, Ng et al. reported improved recovery following laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection compared to the open procedure. 6 Guillou et al. published ...

Laparoscopy independently predicts decreased mortality from colon resection even when controlling for comorbidities, socioeconomic status, practice setting, and admission type.

Successful laparoscopic-assisted surgery for colon cancer is as effective as open surgery in terms of oncological outcomes and preservation of QoL. Long-term outcomes for patients with rectal cancer ...