Laparoscopic colorectal surgery is rapidly gaining acceptance for the management of colorectal cancer. However, laparoscopic colorectal surgery is technically more challenging than conventional surgery. This challenge is more profound for laparoscopic rectal cancer, where there is a need to perform a total mesorectal excision (TME), in the confines of the pelvis, with the limitations of the lap...

Objectives. The study was conducted to characterize the use of the laparoscopic surgery in elderly patients. Methods. The medical records of elderly patients aged ≥65 years who underwent laparoscopic surgery were retrospectively reviewed for diseases, surgical procedures, histological diagnosis, intraoperative and postoperative complications, and reasons for presentation. Results. Of the 405 pa...

Objective: Laparoscopic surgery is the standard approach for treatment of early stages gastric cancer, as there no evidence to recommend it in more advanced cancers. The minimally invasive technique associated with some complications, most concerning which anastomotic leakage. Moreover, aspects this approach, like lymphadenectomy extension, are still debated. In last years, indocyanine green (I...

With the increasing popularity of laparoscopic surgery, the demand for better modes of laparoscopic surgery also increases. The current laparoscopic surgery mode requires an assistant to hold and manipulate the endoscope through commands from the surgeon. However, during lengthy surgery procedures, accurate and on time adjustment of the camera cannot be guaranteed due to the fatigue and hand tr...