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The port locations. Two sets of needlescopic forceps were inserted into the left upper and lower quadrants
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In addition, 2.4-mm needlescopic forceps (EndoRelief , Hope Denshi, Japan) were inserted into the upper and lower left abdomen [Figure 1].
(a) The resected specimen was transanally extracted from the abdominal cavity. (b) The anvil was attached the stump of the proximal sigmoid colon intracorporealy
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The resected specimen was then extracted from the abdominal cavity transanally through this route [Figure 2a]. After an anvil was attached the proximal sigmoid colon, in the abdominal cavity [Figure 2b], the rectal opened stump was reclosed using an endoscopic linear stapler, and then, colorectal anastomosis was performed using the double stapling technique.