早期直肠癌(ERC)是指侵入黏膜但未超出黏膜下层的腺癌。近年来,随着医疗科技的进步,内窥镜或微创外科手术如腹腔镜手术,已成为一种重要的直肠癌根治方法。而应用腹腔镜治疗直肠癌的近、远期效果如何?在腹腔镜和开腹手术之间,临床医生该如何选择?Kosmidis等对此进行了分析。该研究纳入了2002～2011年期间的164例行腹腔镜手术的结直肠 Early rectal cancer (ERC) refers to adenocarcinoma that invades the mucosa but does not go beyond the submucosa. In recent years, with advances in medical technology, endoscopy or minimally invasive surgery such as laparoscopic surgery has become an important method of radical resection of rectal cancer. However, what are the near and long-term effects of laparoscopic treatment of rectal cancer? How should clinicians choose between laparoscopy and laparotomy? Kosmidis et al. The study included 164 patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal surgery between 2002 and 2011