Laparoscopic CRC Surgery Advanced variety of tools and treatment options are available to cure colorectal cancer, or at least enable CRC patients to cope with its complications and improve their life quality.1 Depending on the CRC stage, the patient situation, and the oncologist experience, the treatment choice is determined.1 Oncologists prefer surgical options with the premature CRC stages.1 Surgery is also preferred with metastasis unless the cancer has metastasized to more than one position of the body.2 Surgical options comprise laparoscopic surgery, robotic surgery and open surgery.3 Laparoscopic surgery and robotic surgery are highly advanced and the preferable ones since they are associated with minimal rates of morbidity and mortality.3,4 …show more content…
The surgeon, the patient, the operation area, and the instruments are the most important aspects that are needed to be well prepared before starting the operation. The surgeon must be experienced since laparoscopic surgery operation demanding a high level of knowledge and accuracy.1 Also, experienced surgeon is ready to confront and solve unexpected problems that might interrupt the surgery.1 In addition, the surgeon is recommended to be mentally and physically relaxed in order to overcome the effort of the operation and be able to communicate with the patient's fear skillfully.6 Patients are advised to be aware of their diet and their overall health before the surgery.7 Elderly and pregnant patients are at risk of undergoing the surgery, so they are under the determination of the oncologist.6,7 In contrast, obesity is not a barrier of laparoscopic surgery choice for CRC patients. Both the operation room and the instruments must be sterilized and well organized to boost the surgery fluency.6, …show more content…
Postoperative recovery program includes oral feeding, early ambulation, and regular laxative administration. Intraoperative elements may be main determinants to obtain successful postoperative recovery of laparoscopic surgery.8 Naturally, after laparoscopic surgery, patients suffer affordable pains and muscle cramps.8 The postoperative period and the wound healing do not exceed four days.1,8 However, postoperative complications are possible in some cases.8 Complications include bleeding that requires reoperation, bladder injury and small bowel injury which need repairing intraoperatively.8 These complications are associated with multiple risk factors such as proximal colon cancer, side-to-side anastomosis, longer operation time, and longer resected specimen