Laparoscopic resection of the rectum-case report

Improving the laparoscopic equipments and the techniques have spreaded the repertoire of the laparoscopic procedures. In the beginning, it was performed the laparoscopic-assisted resection of the rectum, and later was performed the entire laparoscopic procedures on the colon. It had presented a patient, 71 years old man with diagnosis of the adenoearcinoma recti. After preoperately prepare carried out the laparoscopic procedure with T-T anastomosis by EEA stapler. We presented the first case of the laparoscopical performed resection of the rectum with desire to show possibilities and advantages of the laparoscopic surgery in the relation with conventional surgery and with hope that this techniques would be found the application in our land.