title: Single incision laparoscopic left colectomy for carcinoma of distal transverse colon.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We report a single-incision laparoscopic left colectomy for a patient with a distal transverse colon cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 78-year-old man with carcinoma of the transverse colon close to the splenic flexure underwent a single-incision laparoscopic left colectomy with full mobilization of splenic flexure using the TriPort Access System and ordinary laparoscopic instruments.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The operation was successfully performed. The patient recovered uneventfully and was discharged after 3 days. Histopathological examination showed a T3N1 tumour with clear resection margins.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case demonstrates that single-incision laparoscopic colectomy can be applied safely to large bowel cancer close to the splenic flexure. The technique warrants further investigation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong. lawwl@hkucc.hku.hk
authors.forename: W-L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Law
authors.forename: J K M
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: J T C
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Poon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods*; D044684:Colon, Transverse; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male