Techniques and feasibility of the cranial-to-caudal approach for laparoscopic left colectomy in obstructive splenic flexure cancers: A consecutive case series (with video).

In this study, a new alternative surgical approach was used for OSFCs, one of the most challenging procedures in laparoscopic surgery. This technique can also be safely used not only in OSFCs but also in other left colon tumours (adhesions, obesity, etc.) that require splenic flexure mobilization and pose difficulty in a medial-to-lateral approach.