Single incision and reduced port laparoscopic low anterior resection for rectal cancer: initial experience in 96 cases

摘要

Background: Although a single incision laparoscopic (SIL) technique has been used increasingly in colorectal surgery, there are only a few reports on the clinical availability of this approach coupled with low anterior resection (SIL-LAR) for colorectal cancers. We report here 96 consecutive cases of SIL-LAR and reduced port LAR cases, of which the initial approach was SIL.