Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate short-term outcomes of single-incision surgery with two segmental colorectal resections and anastomoses for multiple synchronous colorectal cancers.
Methods: Ten patients with multiple colorectal cancers underwent two synchronous segmental colorectal resections and anastomoses. The methodology of the procedures, operative results, and postoperative outcomes were evaluated.
Results: The median operative time was 270 min (range, 146-427 min), and the median blood loss was 70 mL (range, 10-260 mL). No conversions to open surgery or intraoperative complications occurred. Four cases needed additional ports, and one case required a diverting stoma.
Conclusion: SILS with two segmental colorectal resections and anastomoses was safely performed in all cases without severe postoperative complications. This procedure seems to be a feasible option for resecting multiple synchronous colorectal cancers.
Keywords: Laparoscopic colectomy; multiple colorectal cancers; single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS).
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