Impact of pneumoperitoneum on trocar site implantation of colon cancer in hamster model

Abstract

Pneumoperitoneum increased implantation of free intra-abdominal cancer cells at wound sites on the abdominal wall or within the abdominal cavity in this animal model. The use of pneumoperitoneum during laparoscopy in patients with colon cancer should only be performed in a protocol setting to evaluate the effect of pneumoperitoneum on the treatment of cancer.