Single-incision laparoscopic rectopexy (Wells) with simultaneous sigmoidectomy in a case of complete rectal prolapse and a sigmoid tumor: report of a case

• Published in: Surgery today (Tokyo, Japan) Vol. 45; no. 6; pp. 793 - 798
• Main Authors: Miyo, Masaaki, Takemasa, Ichiro, Mokutani, Yukako, Uemura, Mamoru, Nishimura, Junichi, Hata, Taishi, Mizushima, Tsunekazu, Yamamoto, Hirofumi, Doki, Yuichiro, Mori, Masaki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo Springer Japan 01.06.2015
• Subjects: Aged; Case Report; Colon, Sigmoid - surgery; Colonic Polyps - complications; Colonic Polyps - surgery; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal - methods; Female; Humans; Laparoscopy - methods; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Rectal Prolapse - complications; Rectal Prolapse - surgery; Rectum - surgery; Sigmoid Neoplasms - complications; Sigmoid Neoplasms - surgery; Surgery; Surgical Oncology; Treatment Outcome; Single-incision; Rectal prolapse; Laparoscopy; Wells; Polyp

Recently, the technique of single-incision laparoscopic surgery for colorectal disease has rapidly disseminated in association with improvements in instrumentation and procedures, offering a less invasive procedure and excellent cosmetic results. We herein present the case of a 74-year-old female wh...