Video-assisted restorative proctocolectomy.

The indication for laparoscopy in digestive surgery has evolved with the de velopment of the laparoscopic material as well its increasingly frequent pr actice in the medical community. Those complex operations such as restorati ve proctocolectomy require a high level of technical skill as well as a spe cifically designed operative approach. The study aim was to report our expe rience of the video-assisted approach to restorative proctocolectomy. (C) 2 001 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.