Open AccessLow-pressure pneumoperitoneum with abdominal wall lift in laparoscopic total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: Initial experience
Author(s) -
Pingtian Xia,
Maimaiti Yusofu,
Huijian Han,
Chun-Xiao Hu,
Sanyuan Hu,
Wenbin Yu,
Shaozhuang Liu
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v24.i11.1278
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumoperitoneum , total mesorectal excision , abdominoperineal resection , colorectal cancer , surgery , laparoscopic surgery , laparoscopy , cancer
To evaluate the safety and feasibility of a new technology combining low-pressure pneumoperitoneum (LPP) and abdominal wall lift (AWL) in laparoscopic total mesorectal excision (TME) for rectal cancer.