[A Case in Which a Laparotomy Transition, in a Patient with Sigmoid Colon Cancer, Prevented Peritoneal Metastasis...

We report a case of laparoscopic sigmoidectomy for sigmoid colon cancer where a laparotomy transition prevented peritoneal metastasis from being missed. Case: A 64-year-old woman was diagnosed with sigmoid colon cancer. Computed tomography revealed a large bowel obstruction and a 12 mm wide basal bulge in the gallbladder. A laparoscopic sigmoidectomy( D3 dissection)was first performed, and intra-abdominal observation revealed no disseminated nodules. A laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed continuously but, due to strong adhesions, a laparotomy was administered. Three disseminated nodules were observed in the omentum during the laparotomy and a postoperative pathological examination revealed pT4aN1b(2/23)M1c1(P2), pStage Ⅳc. Adjuvant chemotherapy of 8 courses of CAPOX was performed and there has been no recurrence 20 months after surgery.