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The aim of this study is to report our experience with laparoscopic sigmoidectomy due to cancer. Between 2007 and 2009, laparoscopic sigmoidectomy for cancer was performed in 3 patients. The average operative time was 176 min. The average hospital stay was 10.2 days. There was one anastomotic leak. The patient was subjected to laparotomy and a Hartmann’s procedure and drainage of the peritoneal cavity was performed. In conclusion, laparoscopic sigmoidectomy for cancer is a safe and efficient procedure.
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Kanellos, D., Pramateftakis, M.G., Vrakas, G. et al. Laparoscopic sigmoidectomy for colon cancer. Tech Coloproctol 14 (Suppl 1), 73–74 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-010-0626-8
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