Laparoscopic surgery for gastrointestinal neoplasms has made remarkable progress in the past 20 years.Laparoscopic surgery for patients with colon cancer is increasingly adopted by surgeons based on the evidence from randomized controlled studies.Minimally invasive surgery is also adopted as an alternative procedure for early gastric cancer.On the other hand,despite high levels of evidences supporting the safety of laparoscopic surgery for gastrointestinal neoplasms, a major proportion of these surgeries continue to be performed by open techniques. How to standardize and correctly disseminate the minimally invasive techniques for gastrointestinal surgery is still a problem which we have to confront in the current era. We believe that the persistent efforts of gastrointestinal surgeons will lead to the widespread adoption of minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgery in the near future.

作者：郑民华

来源：中华消化外科杂志 2012 年 11卷 1期