Has the open surgical approach in colorectal cancer really become uncommon?

Figure 1 Surgical specimen of anterior resection of the rectum with complete removal of the mesorectum (personal observations).

Figure 2 Clinical case of adenocarcinoma of the low rectum treated with laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection sec. Miles after neoadjuvant treatment. A: Surgical specimen of abdominoperineal resection; B: Photo of the abdomen; C: Perineal wound (personal observations).

Figure 3 Intraoperative photo of diffuse fecal peritonitis due to perforation of the cecum in a patient with neoplastic stenosis of the sigmoid colon (personal observations).