BACKGROUND: The treatment of @entity694 located in @entity4558 is not standardized. Laparoscopic approach is still considered a challenging procedure. This study reviews two Institutions experience in laparoscopic treatment of left @entity694 . Intraoperative, pathologic and postoperative data from @entity1 undergoing laparoscopic @entity4558 resection were analyzed to assess oncological safety as well as early and medium-term outcomes. METHODS: From October 2005 to May 2014 laparoscopic @entity4558 resection was performed in 23 @entity1 . RESULTS: Conversion rate was nihil. In 7 cases the @entity254 was performed intracorporeally. Specimen mean length was 21.2  cm, while the distance of distal and proximal resection margin from @entity5 site was 6.5 and 11.5 respectively. The mean number of harvested lymph nodes was 20.8. Mean operative time was 190  min and mean estimated @entity190 was equal to 55  ml. As regard major @entity260 , one case of postoperative acute @entity788 and one case of @entity86 from the anastomotic suture line were reported. CONCLUSIONS: Although our experience is limited and appropriate indications must be set by future randomized studies, we believe that laparoscopic resection with intracorporeal @entity254 appears feasible and safe for @entity1 affected by @entity5 .

Laparoscopic colonic resection for XXXX : our experience.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity788 :: ('MESH:D010190', 'Disease') :: ['pancreatitis'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['tumor', 'splenic flexure cancer'] @entity190 :: ('MESH:D006473', 'Disease') :: ['blood loss'] @entity254 :: ('MESH:C563598', 'Disease') :: ['anastomosis'] @entity4558 :: ('MESH:D013158', 'Disease') :: ['splenic flexure'] @entity260 :: ('MESH:D011183', 'Disease') :: ['postoperative complications'] @entity86 :: ('MESH:D019106', 'Disease') :: ['postoperative bleeding'] @entity694 :: ('MESH:D003110', 'Disease') :: ['colon cancer', 'colonic flexure cancer']
@entity5 :: (MESH:D009369,Disease) :: ['splenic flexure cancer']
