Taek-Gu Lee

TL;DR: The laparoscopic surgery group showed earlier recovery of bowel function than the open surgery group, and Involvement of the circumferential resection margin, macroscopic quality of the total mesorectal excision specimen, and perioperative morbidity did not differ between the two groups.

TL;DR: A rehabilitation program with early mobilization and diet after laparoscopic colon surgery results in reduced recovery time without increased complications, and results suggest that a multimodal rehabilitation program may increase the short-term benefits after Laparoscopic Colon surgery.

TL;DR: This study suggests that apical-node metastasis is not a poor prognostic factor for stage III sigmoid colon or rectal cancer after high ligation, as well as other factors related to tumor size, number of metastatic lymph nodes, lymph-node ratio, and N-stage.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that a technical difficulty encountered during laparoscopy-assisted surgery jeopardizes oncological safety and it is suggested that surgeons should be prepared to minimize technical difficulties during Laparoscopic surgery.

TL;DR: The results confirm that postoperative ileus and acute voiding difficulty are major obstacles to fast-track surgery for mid or low rectal cancer.