Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

History of Laparoscopic Surgery.- Equipment and Instrumentation.- Surgical Energy Sources.- Patient Preparation and Operating Room Setup.- Anesthetic Management.- Basic Laparoscopic Surgical Skills.- Laparoscopic Anatomy of the Abdominal Cavity.- Small Bowel Resection.- Ileocolectomy.- Right Colectomy.- Sigmoidectomy.- Laparoscopic Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer.- Laparoscopic Abdominoperineal Resection.- Total Abdominal Colectomy.- Laparoscopic Proctocolectomy with Ileal Pouch to Anal Anastomosis (IPAA).- Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Anterior Resection.- Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Total Abdominal Colectomy.- Diagnostic Laparoscopy.- Laparoscopic Stoma Formation.- Laparoscopic Adhesiolysis.- Rectopexy with and Without Sigmoid Resection.- External Evidence of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery.- Outcomes After Laparoscopic Adhesiolysis.- Outcomes After Laparoscopic Colectomy for Diverticular Disease.- Outcomes After Laparoscopic Colectomy for Crohn’s Disease.- Outcomes After Laparoscopic Total Colectomy or Proctocolectomy.- Outcomes After Laparoscopic Treatment for Rectal Prolapse.- Outcomes After Laparoscopic Colorectal Cancer Surgery.- Dissemination of Tumor Cells During Laparoscopic Surgery.- Educating the Surgical Team.- Future Aspects of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery.