[The manually assisted laparoscopic surgery of colon cancer]

The experience of 193 manually assisted laparoscopic operations on the reason of colon cancer was analyzed. The mean age of the patients was 63.6±11.3 years. Men were 85 (44%), women - 108 (56%). The majority of patients had tumor of 2nd or 3rd stage. The mean body mass index was 27.6±4.6 kg/m2. The conversion was needed in 8 (4.1%) cases. There were no intraoperative complications. The duration of the manually assisted laparoscopic colon resection was 168±45min. 11 (5.7%) patients had postoperative complications. The thorough analysis of the results allow to recommend the method for the treatment of patients with colon cancer.