Simultaneous laparoscopic and thoracoscopic intervention for lung metastases from rectal cancer (a clinical case)

Abstract

The paper describes a clinical case of successful treatment in a female patient with disseminated rectal cancer by minimally invasive technologies that could perform one-stage simultaneous intervention into the rectum and lung, which promoted rapid patient rehabilitation and reduced systemic chemotherapy initiation time.

Keywords

• rectal cancer
• solitary lung metastasis
• minimally invasive surgery
• laparoscopic surgery
• thoracoscopic surgery