简介：Objective:Thisworkaimedtostudythesafetyandefficacyofpreoperativeintestinalstentdecompressioncombinedwithlaparoscopicsurgerytotreatleft-sidedcolorectalcancerwithobstruction(LCCO).Methods:Retrospectiveanalysiswasconductedondataobtainedfrom21LCCOpatientsadmittedtoTheFirstAffiliatedHospitalofZhejiangChineseMedicineUniversityduringMarch2008andDecember2011.Toremovetheintestinalobstruction,preoperativeintestinalstentplacementundercolonoscopicguidancewasperformed.Approximately7to10daysaftertheoperation,laparoscopicradicalsurgeryofcolorectalcancerwasconducted.Results:Amongthe21casesstudied,laparoscopicsurgerywassuccessfulin20patients.Emergentlaparotomywasconductedinonepatientbecauseoftumorinvasionintheureter.Thedurationoftheoperationrangedfrom180to320min,andtheaveragetimewas220min.Therecoverytimeforbowelfunctionrangedfrom2to5dayswithanaveragetimeof3days.Postoperativeinfectionoftheincisionoccurredinonecase.Noanastomoticleakagewasobservedinanyofthecases.Conclusion:Preoperativeintestinalstentdecompression,combinedwithprimarystagelaparoscopicsurgery,isasafeandeffectivemethodforthetreatmentofLCCO.