title: Nonrestoration of pneumoperitoneum in laparoscopic-assisted left colon resection.
abstract: Laparoscopic-assisted left colon resection entails reestablishing pneumoperitoneum and laparoscopic colorectal anastomosing, if performed through a left lower-quadrant incision. A horizontal suprapubic incision allows direct view of the colorectal anastomosis obviating the need for reestablishing pneumoperitoneum. Performing colorectal anastomoses in an open fashion via a suprapubic incision and with nonrestoration of pneumoperitoneum will contain operating time in laparoscopic-assisted left colectomy.
authors.affiliation: National Center for Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bergamaschi
mesh_terms: D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods*; D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D011028:Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial / Q000379:methods*