[Laparoscopic colectomy in the treatment of colon cancer: prospective study].

The Authors report their experience on laparoscopic colectomy in 38 patients treated between June 2001-September 2003 in General Surgery and Organ Transplantation Department of University of Parma, Italy. The patients were 23 male and 15 female, with average age 58.4 years. All patients were studied with TC and colonoscopy performed by the surgeon. The conversion rate was 15.8% and the average hospital stay 6.9 days (range 6-15 days). The patient's general clinical conditions and the results showed that the laparoscopic colectomy is a safe surgical option.