Short-term outcomes of overlapped delta-shaped anastomosis, an innovative intracorporeal anastomosis technique, in totally laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer

Figure 1 Five-port technique.

Figure 2 Surgical procedure. A: The ileocolic vessels, ascending colon vessels, and the right branch of the transverse colon vessels were exposed; B: The right half of the transverse colon was transected using endoscopic linear cutter staplers; C: The proximal ileum and the distal transverse colon were fixed in an overlapped fashion using a piece of absorbable suture to facilitate anastomosis; D: After imbedding the lumens with an endoscopic linear cutter stapler, intestinal walls with no mesentery were got through; E: The common opening was then closed using an endoscopic linear cutter stapler; F: Finally, the specimen was removed from the abdominal cavity using a transverse incision above the symphysis pubis.

Figure 3 Typical specimen (A) and a transverse incision above the symphysis pubis (B).