[Laparoscopic colorectal resection--a routine procedure?]

Out of 234 elective patients 162 (69%) with colorectal disease were resected by laparoscope. The conversion rate was 8.5%. Mortality and morbidity were low. Patients' recovery was quick. A total of 96 patients were operated because of colorectal cancer. The number of resected lymph nodes and resection margins was sufficient. No port metastases were observed. Six patients developed either perineal or hepatic tumor recurrence.