Previously it was thought that a radical cancer operation cannot be performed with laparoscopic surgery. In the context of colorectal cancer, there was a fear of cancer been left behind with laparoscopic approach, especially in the lymphnodes. However, this is no longer the case.
There are many clinical trials that have shown that Laparoscopic and Open surgery both have the same cancer-related outcomes and Laparoscopy can be used to perform the same radical operation that is needed to treat colorectal cancer.