A case of total laparoscopic sigmoidectomy involving the use of needle forceps and transanal specimen extraction for sigmoid colon cancer

A 76-year-old male underwent endoscopic mucosal resection for a stage T1 tumour of the sigmoid colon. We performed laparoscopic sigmoidectomy through 5 ports using needlescopic instruments. The resected specimen was extracted from the abdominal cavity transanally. After attaching an anvil to the sig...

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Main Authors: Rina Takahashi, Kazuhiro Sakamoto, Hisashi Ro, Kazumasa Kure, Masaya Kawai, Shun Ishiyama, Kiichi Sugimoto, Yutaka Kojima, Atsushi Okuzawa, Yuichi Tomiki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Minimal Access Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.journalofmas.com/article.asp?issn=0972-9941;year=2018;volume=14;issue=1;spage=71;epage=73;aulast=Takahashi