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Since the first laparoscopic colonic resection undertaken by Jacob [1] in 1991, laparoscopy has now become a gold standard for colorectal cancer surgery. Early doubts over oncological safety have been quashed in numerous randomised controlled trials which have shown that laparoscopic resection is associated with better short-term outcome and without oncological compromise [2–5]. However, many who might accept that laparoscopic resection may be appropriate and optimal for colonic carcinoma still have reservations regarding its use for rectal cancer and question whether an oncologically sound total mesorectal excision (TME) is feasible laparoscopically.
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Parvaiz, A., Odermatt, M. (2017). Surgical Technique and Difficult Situations from Amjad Parvaiz (Laparoscopic). In: Korenkov, M., Germer, CT., Lang, H. (eds) Gastrointestinal Operations and Technical Variations. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49878-1_46
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